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Mexico vs Hannibal

45 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.3× in Hannibal) and work from home (+4.3 pts in Hannibal).

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Mexico, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 11,477 people
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Hannibal, MOA history townMissouri · 16,771 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.

MexicoAn outdoors town
Outdoors#59 most conserved land in MO4.2 miles of trails across 14 parks and preserves Housing$186K typical home31% below the MO typical home Health89% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Mexico →
HannibalA history town
HistorySettled in 181931 places on the National Register Outdoors#31 most trails in MO14 miles of trails across 23 parks and preserves Housing$178K typical home34% below the MO typical home All about Hannibal →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Trails3.3×
Hannibal has more miles of trail
Hannibal 13.8 miMexico 4.2 mi
Work from home+4.3 pts
More people work from home in Hannibal
Hannibal 6.4%Mexico 2.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Mexico$1,090/mo
Typical home $186K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $686/mo · Housing →
Hannibal$1,060/mo
Typical home $178K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $805/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

Report cards

Hannibal places higher on 12 of 22 MO lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Missouri ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–MexicoNot graded C−HannibalSafer than 21% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+MexicoBetter than 42% of districts in the state B−HannibalBetter than 51% of districts in the state
Health
DMexicoHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns DHannibalHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns
9Mexico
12Hannibal

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 151 towns #104#31 Most new homesHousing · 200 towns #115#189 Highest graduation rateSchools · 216 towns #96#163 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #245#169 Lowest depressionHealth · 261 towns #92#152 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #67#17 Cheapest rentCost of living · 256 towns #28#77 Best schoolsSchools · 226 towns #175#133

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Mexico’s rankings →

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
MexicoHannibal
Snow a year19″13″
January low20°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)195d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th82nd
Outdoors & history
MexicoHannibal
Trails4 mi14 mi
Conserved land4.2%5.1%
Settled18361819
National Register places331
Archive photos1212
Community
MexicoHannibal
Library hours a week47 hrs52 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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

45 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MexicoMOHannibalMO
Mexico ↔ Hannibal45 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.

MexicoHannibal
People
Population 11,477Lowest 16,771Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.6%Highest MO: +2.8% -4.5%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 37.3±2.1Lowest 4% below MO 38.5±2Highest about the MO average
Hannibal and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.8%±2.4Lowest MO: 22.3% 23.2%±2.3Highest MO: 22.3%
Hannibal and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.9%±2.1Lowest MO: 17.9% 19.7%±2.1Highest MO: 17.9%
Hannibal and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.2%Lowest MO: 32.4% 19.5%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±1.4Lowest MO: 5.7% 4.4%±0.6Highest MO: 5.7%
Hannibal and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,873±$5kLowest 28% below MO $53,721±$6kHighest 24% below MO
Hannibal and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $139,800±$12kHighest 39% below MO $127,700±$15kLowest 45% below MO
Mexico and Hannibal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $686±$65Lowest 34% below MO $805±$65Highest 22% below MO
Hannibal and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,082Lowest 44% below MO $1,096Highest 44% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.3%±8.4Highest MO: 45.6% 43.2%±8.6Lowest MO: 45.6%
Mexico and Hannibal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.8%Lowest MO: 12.6% 19.5%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 62.5%Highest MO: 68.1% 62.2%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Highest 13 yrs older than MO 1963Lowest 15 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 20% below MO 15 minLowest 35% below MO
Work from home 2.1%±1.3Lowest MO: 13% 6.4%±2.2Highest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents 40%Lowest 44.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.25Lowest 1.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Columbia (14%)Quincy (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HannibalFew work in Mexico
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.2%Lowest 5.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.2 miLowest 13.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 14Lowest 23Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.7Lowest 54.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #175 of 226 in MO#133 of 226 in MO
School district MEXICO 59HANNIBAL 60
High school in town Mexico HighHannibal SR. High
Students per teacherat that high school 15.7 15.7
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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