A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Marston$410/mo

Typical home $70K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $682/mo · Housing →

Lanagan$500/mo

Typical home $90K (Census) · tax rate 0.33% · or rent about $678/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Lanagan and Marston.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

MarstonLanagan

Snow a year7″9″

January low28°F 25°F

July high88°F 88°F

Growing season (days)227d 191d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)93rd 89th

Outdoors & history

MarstonLanagan

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—0%

Community

MarstonLanagan

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

269 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MarstonMO LanaganMO

Marston ↔ Lanagan269 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Missouri average

MarstonLanagan

People

Population 400Lowest 483Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -21.1% MO: +2.8% —

Median age 38.2±18.4Highest about the MO average 32.6±4.7Lowest 16% below MO

Marston and Lanagan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 25.8%±7.3Lowest MO: 22.3% 28.4%±9.5Highest MO: 22.3%

Lanagan and Marston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 9.5%±9.2 MO: 17.9% 9.5%±5.7 MO: 17.9%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 2.9%Lowest MO: 32.4% 6.8%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.2Lowest MO: 5.7% 1.9%±3.5Highest MO: 5.7%

Lanagan and Marston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $35,000±$11kLowest 50% below MO $49,000±$19kHighest 31% below MO

Lanagan and Marston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $64,300±$18kLowest 72% below MO $90,000±$51kHighest 61% below MO

Lanagan and Marston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $682±$31Highest 34% below MO $678±$136Lowest 34% below MO

Marston and Lanagan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $465Highest 76% below MO $300Lowest 85% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.5%±58.4Highest MO: 45.6% 46.2%±13.6Lowest MO: 45.6%

Marston and Lanagan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 32.5%Highest MO: 12.6% 17%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 41.5%Highest MO: 68.1% 34.5%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 1 yr newer than MO 1960Lowest 18 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 47 minHighest 101% above MO 25 minLowest 7% above MO

Work from home 0%±7.9Lowest MO: 13% 8.8%±6.5Highest MO: 13%

Lanagan and Marston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 3.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miLowest 26.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 4.79Highest 0.09Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town New Madrid (13%)Noel (7%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LanaganFew work in Marston

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.2Highest 39.6Lowest

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Marston vs Lanagan

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

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