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Marston vs Sheldon

270 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (12.3× in Marston) and average commute (27 min in Sheldon).

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Marston, MOHomes around $70KMissouri · 400 people
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Sheldon, MOHomes around $183KMissouri · 443 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

MarstonHomes around $70K
Housing$70K typical home74% below the MO typical home Work546 jobsbased in Marston, a regional job hub All about Marston →
SheldonHomes around $183K
Housing$183K typical home32% below the MO typical home All about Sheldon →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker12.3×
Marston is more of a job hub
Marston 4.79Sheldon 0.39
Average commute27 min
Sheldon has the shorter commute
Marston 47 minSheldon 20 min
Property tax bill+57%
Tax bills are bigger in Sheldon
Sheldon $730Marston $465
Trails2×
Marston has more miles of trail
Marston 0.2 miSheldon 0.1 mi
Street grid+49%
Sheldon has the more walkable street grid
Sheldon 89.8Marston 60.2
Typical home built14 yrs
Sheldon’s homes are older
Marston 1979Sheldon 1965
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $710 more a month in Sheldon

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.

Marston$410/mo
Typical home $70K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $682/mo · Housing →
Sheldon$1,120/mo
Typical home $183K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $617/mo · Housing →

The difference: $710 a month, about $8,600 a year, between Sheldon 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
MarstonSheldon
Snow a year7″7″
January low28°F22°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)227d199d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)93rd54th
Community
MarstonSheldon
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

270 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MarstonMOSheldonMO
Marston ↔ Sheldon270 miles apart
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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.

MarstonSheldon
People
Population 400Lowest 443Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -21.1%Lowest MO: +2.8% -19.9%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 38.2±18.4Lowest about the MO average 41.1±5.4Highest 5% above MO
Sheldon and Marston 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% 28.9%±4.4Highest MO: 22.3%
Sheldon and Marston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.5%±9.2Lowest MO: 17.9% 16.5%±5.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Sheldon and Marston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 2.9%Lowest MO: 32.4% 11%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.2Lowest MO: 5.7% 3.2%±4.6Highest MO: 5.7%
Sheldon 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 $41,848±$9kHighest 41% below MO
Sheldon 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 $67,500±$23kHighest 71% below MO
Sheldon 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 $617±$56Lowest 40% below MO
Marston and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $465Lowest 76% below MO $730Highest 63% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.5%±58.4Highest MO: 45.6% 27.5%±21.1Lowest MO: 45.6%
Marston and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 32.5%Lowest MO: 12.6% 37%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 41.5%Lowest MO: 68.1% 43.2%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 1 yr newer than MO 1965Lowest 13 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 47 minHighest 101% above MO 20 minLowest 13% below MO
Work from home 0%±7.9Lowest MO: 13% 4.4%±4.8Highest MO: 13%
Sheldon 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 0.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 mi 25.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 4.79Highest 0.39Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town New Madrid (13%)Nevada (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SheldonFew work in Marston
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.2Lowest 89.8Highest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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