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Miami vs Vista

95 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (18 min in Vista) and typical home built (47 yrs in Miami).

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Miami, MOA history townMissouri · 71 people
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Vista, MOA small town of 46Missouri · 46 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.

MiamiA history town
HistorySettled in 18382 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Miami →
VistaA small town of 46
Quiet strengthsVista doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Vista →
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.

Average commute18 min
Vista has the shorter commute
Miami 26 minVista 9 min
Typical home built47 yrs
Miami’s homes are older
Vista 1985Miami 1938
Street grid2×
Vista has the more walkable street grid
Vista 76.9Miami 38.2
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
MiamiVista
Snow a year12″10″
January low20°F21°F
July high87°F90°F
Growing season (days)201d189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th57th
Outdoors & history
MiamiVista
Settled1838—
Archive photos2—
Community
MiamiVista
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

95 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MiamiMOVistaMO
Miami ↔ Vista95 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.

MiamiVista
People
Population 71Highest 46Lowest
Median age 32.4±10.9Lowest 17% below MO 35.5±9.3Highest 9% below MO
Vista and Miami are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.4%±35.7Lowest MO: 22.3% 34.8%±55.4Highest MO: 22.3%
Vista and Miami are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.3%±34.5Highest MO: 17.9% 0%±90.4Lowest MO: 17.9%
Miami and Vista are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.6%Lowest MO: 32.4% 13.8%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±18Highest MO: 5.7% 4.3%±26.7Lowest MO: 5.7%
Miami and Vista are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $46,250±$37kLowest 35% below MO $48,750±$14kHighest 31% below MO
Vista and Miami are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $156,900±$64k 32% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly — $620 68% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Miami and Vista are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.5%Lowest MO: 12.6% 8.7%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.8%Highest MO: 68.1% 73.3%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO 1985Highest 7 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 12% above MO 9 minLowest 63% below MO
Work from home 29%±24Highest MO: 13% 0%±44.4Lowest MO: 13%
Miami and Vista are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 24.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (40%)Appleton City (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in VistaFew work in Miami
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 38.2Lowest 76.9Highest
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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