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Moberly vs Kennett

255 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+37% in Moberly) and property tax bill (+43% in Moberly).

Moberly, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 13,526 people

Kennett, MOHomes around $115KMissouri · 10,196 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.

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 →

KennettHomes around $115K

Housing$115K typical home57% below the MO typical home

Outdoors#45 most walkable in MO4.0 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Kennett →

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.

Home values+37%

Homes cost more in Moberly

Moberly $153,100Kennett $112,000

Property tax bill+43%

Tax bills are bigger in Moberly

Moberly $1,238Kennett $863

Trails2.3×

Moberly has more miles of trail

Moberly 9.3 miKennett 4.0 mi

Street grid+80%

Kennett has the more walkable street grid

Kennett 98.2Moberly 54.6

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Moberly

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.

Down paymentRate%

Moberly$960/mo

Typical home $162K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $774/mo · Housing →

Kennett$680/mo

Typical home $115K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $651/mo · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Moberly and Kennett.

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

Moberly places higher on 11 of 21 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

–MoberlyNot graded DKennettSafer than 8% of U.S. towns

Schools

C+MoberlyBetter than 38% of districts in the state –KennettNot graded

Health

DMoberlyHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns D−KennettHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns

11Moberly

8Kennett

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 85 towns #64#11 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #164#45 Highest graduation rateSchools · 216 towns #96#6 Lowest obesityHealth · 261 towns #146#248 Most activeHealth · 261 towns #171#246 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #219#163 Most affordableCost of living · 260 towns #96#35 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #94#40

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Moberly’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

MoberlyKennett

Snow a year15″3″

January low19°F 30°F

July high87°F 90°F

Growing season (days)195d 240d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th 84th

Outdoors & history

MoberlyKennett

Trails9 mi 4 mi

Conserved land0.3%1.4%

Settled1866 —

National Register places5 2

Community

MoberlyKennett

Library hours a week58 hrs 48 hrs

Colleges in town2 —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

255 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MoberlyMO KennettMO

Moberly ↔ Kennett255 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.

Only big differences vs Missouri average

MoberlyKennett

People

Population 13,526Highest 10,196Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.4%Highest MO: +2.8% -3.8%Lowest MO: +2.8%

Median age 39.4±1.6Lowest about the MO average 41.4±2.2Highest 6% above MO

Kennett and Moberly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 21.3%±2.6Lowest MO: 22.3% 26.2%±3.5Highest MO: 22.3%

Kennett and Moberly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 17%±2.2Lowest MO: 17.9% 20.9%±2.7Highest MO: 17.9%

Kennett and Moberly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.3%Highest MO: 32.4% 15.6%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±1Highest MO: 5.7% 1.7%±0.7Lowest MO: 5.7%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $44,145±$5kLowest 38% below MO $52,500±$14kHighest 26% below MO

Kennett and Moberly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $153,100±$19kHighest 34% below MO $112,000±$16kLowest 51% below MO

Rentmedian gross, monthly $774±$68Highest 25% below MO $651±$123Lowest 37% below MO

Moberly and Kennett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,238Highest 36% below MO $863Lowest 56% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48%±11.8Highest MO: 45.6% 29.5%±9.2Lowest MO: 45.6%

Moberly and Kennett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 18.4%Lowest MO: 12.6% 19.1%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 58.7%Highest MO: 68.1% 57.9%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 13 yrs older than MO 1969Highest 9 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 19% below MO 20 minHighest 15% below MO

Work from home 5.5%±2.5Highest MO: 13% 3.5%±1.9Lowest MO: 13%

Moberly and Kennett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 38.8%Highest 38.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 15.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.33Highest 1.09Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Columbia (17%)Senath (3%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KennettFew work in Moberly

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 1.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 9.3 miHighest 4.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 16Highest 5Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 54.6Lowest 98.2Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #191 of 226 in MO—

School district MOBERLY—

High school in town Moberly SR. High—

Students per teacherat that high school 15.1 —

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Moberly vs Kennett

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Moberly

Moberly places higher on 11 of 21 MO lists

What daily life feels like in each

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