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Mindenmines vs Browning

192 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (8.1× in Browning) and jobs per worker (9.3× in Mindenmines).

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Mindenmines, MOA small town of 312Missouri · 312 people
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Browning, MOHomes around $186KMissouri · 224 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.

MindenminesA small town of 312
Quiet strengthsMindenmines doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mindenmines →
BrowningHomes around $186K
Housing$186K typical home31% below the MO typical home All about Browning →
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.

Street grid8.1×
Browning has the more walkable street grid
Browning 88.3Mindenmines 10.9
Jobs per worker9.3×
Mindenmines is more of a job hub
Mindenmines 0.37Browning 0.04
Trails3.6×
Mindenmines has more miles of trail
Mindenmines 4.3 miBrowning 1.2 mi
Average commute5 min
Mindenmines has the shorter commute
Browning 26 minMindenmines 21 min
Conserved land+9 pts
Mindenmines has more conserved land
Mindenmines 9%Browning 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $720 more a month in Browning

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.

Mindenmines$320/mo
Typical home $47K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $371/mo · Housing →
Browning$1,040/mo
Typical home $186K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.43% · or rent about $388/mo · Housing →

The difference: $720 a month, about $8,700 a year, between Browning and Mindenmines.

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
MindenminesBrowning
Snow a year10″19″
January low24°F18°F
July high90°F87°F
Growing season (days)203d192d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th60th
Outdoors & history
MindenminesBrowning
Trails4 mi1 mi
Conserved land9%0%
Settled18831872
Archive photos—2
Famous people born here—2
Community
MindenminesBrowning
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

192 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MindenminesMOBrowningMO
Mindenmines ↔ Browning192 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.

MindenminesBrowning
People
Population 312Highest 224Lowest
Median age 51.6±8.1Highest 32% above MO 50±10.6Lowest 28% above MO
Mindenmines and Browning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.7%±10.1Lowest MO: 22.3% 25%±9.8Highest MO: 22.3%
Browning and Mindenmines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.1%±18.8Highest MO: 17.9% 17.9%±9.6Lowest MO: 17.9%
Mindenmines and Browning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.8%Highest MO: 32.4% 5.5%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.1%±4.2Highest MO: 5.7% 0.9%±5.5Lowest MO: 5.7%
Mindenmines and Browning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $22,292±$13kHighest 68% below MO $18,594±$11kLowest 74% below MO
Mindenmines and Browning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $46,900±$14kLowest 80% below MO $65,000±$21kHighest 72% below MO
Browning and Mindenmines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $371±$278Lowest 64% below MO $388±$242Highest 62% below MO
Browning and Mindenmines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $282 86% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 5%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 18.2%±100Highest MO: 45.6%
Browning and Mindenmines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 39.1%Lowest MO: 12.6% 43.2%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.1%Highest MO: 68.1% 77.2%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Highest 24 yrs older than MO 1951Lowest 27 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 11% below MO 26 minHighest 10% above MO
Work from home 11%±10.2Highest MO: 13% 4.8%±7.5Lowest MO: 13%
Mindenmines and Browning 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 18.3 miLowest 26.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Pittsburg (11%)Milan (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BrowningFew work in Mindenmines
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.3 miHighest 1.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.1 miLowest 2.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 10.9Lowest 88.3Highest
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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