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Mexico vs Moberly

35 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.2× in Moberly).

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Mexico, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 11,477 people
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Moberly, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 13,526 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 →
MoberlyAn outdoors town
Outdoors#45 most trails in MO9.3 miles of trails across 16 parks and preserves College town2 collegesMoberly Area Community College Housing$162K typical home40% below the MO typical home All about Moberly →
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.

Trails2.2×
Moberly has more miles of trail
Moberly 9.3 miMexico 4.2 mi
★ 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 →
Moberly$960/mo
Typical home $162K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $774/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Mexico and Moberly.

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

Mexico places higher on 14 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.

Schools
C+MexicoBetter than 42% of districts in the state C+MoberlyBetter than 38% of districts in the state
Health
DMexicoHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns DMoberlyHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns
14Mexico
7Moberly

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

Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #59#219 Most trailsOutdoors · 151 towns #104#45 Fewest smokersHealth · 261 towns #151#213 Lowest depressionHealth · 261 towns #92#152 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #245#189 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 261 towns #131#179 Most new homesHousing · 200 towns #115#79 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 85 towns #49#64

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
MexicoMoberly
Snow a year19″15″
January low20°F19°F
July high86°F87°F
Growing season (days)195d195d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th29th
Outdoors & history
MexicoMoberly
Trails4 mi9 mi
Conserved land4.2%0.3%
Settled18361866
National Register places35
Archive photos12—
Community
MexicoMoberly
Library hours a week47 hrs58 hrs
Colleges in town—2
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

35 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

MexicoMOMoberlyMO
Mexico ↔ Moberly35 miles apart
Who commutes between them
64 Mexico residents work in Moberly (1.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Mexico →
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.

MexicoMoberly
People
Population 11,477Lowest 13,526Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.6%Highest MO: +2.8% -1.4%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 37.3±2.1Lowest 4% below MO 39.4±1.6Highest about the MO average
Moberly 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% 21.3%±2.6Highest MO: 22.3%
Moberly and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.9%±2.1Highest MO: 17.9% 17%±2.2Lowest MO: 17.9%
Mexico and Moberly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.2%Highest MO: 32.4% 16.3%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±1.4Highest MO: 5.7% 3.9%±1Lowest MO: 5.7%
Mexico and Moberly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,873±$5kHighest 28% below MO $44,145±$5kLowest 38% below MO
Mexico and Moberly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $139,800±$12kLowest 39% below MO $153,100±$19kHighest 34% below MO
Moberly and Mexico 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 $774±$68Highest 25% below MO
Moberly 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 $1,238Highest 36% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.3%±8.4Lowest MO: 45.6% 48%±11.8Highest MO: 45.6%
Moberly and Mexico 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% 18.4%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 62.5%Highest MO: 68.1% 58.7%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965 13 yrs older than MO 1965 13 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 20% below MO 19 minHighest 19% below MO
Work from home 2.1%±1.3Lowest MO: 13% 5.5%±2.5Highest MO: 13%
Moberly and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 40%Highest 38.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.25Lowest 1.33Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Columbia (14%)Columbia (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 1% work in MoberlyFew work in Mexico
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.2%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.2 miLowest 9.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 14Lowest 16Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.7Lowest 54.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #175 of 226 in MO#191 of 226 in MO
School district MEXICO 59MOBERLY
High school in town Mexico HighMoberly SR. High
Students per teacherat that high school 15.7Highest 15.1Lowest
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.

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