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

CNeoshoSafer than 30% of U.S. towns C−UnionSafer than 15% of U.S. towns

Schools

C+NeoshoBetter than 40% of districts in the state B−UnionBetter than 50% of districts in the state

Health

C−NeoshoHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns C+UnionHealthier than 42% of U.S. towns

10Neosho

13Union

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most trailsOutdoors · 151 towns #14#116 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 261 towns #237#86 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #76#179 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #61#159 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 261 towns #16#103 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #34#110 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #201#120 HealthiestHealth · 261 towns #174#95

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Union

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%

Neosho$1,340/mo

Typical home $233K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $745/mo · Housing →

Union$1,540/mo

Typical home $260K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $858/mo · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Union and Neosho.

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

NeoshoUnion

Snow a year8″14″

January low25°F 23°F

July high90°F 91°F

Growing season (days)206d 194d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st 64th

Outdoors & history

NeoshoUnion

Trails22 mi 2 mi

Conserved land5.8%2.2%

Settled1829 1826

National Register places6 —

Archive photos12 7

Famous people born here15 3

Community

NeoshoUnion

Library hours a week46 hrs 61 hrs

Colleges in town1 1

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

215 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

NeoshoMO UnionMO

Neosho ↔ Union215 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

NeoshoUnion

People

Population 13,224Highest 12,781Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.4%Lowest MO: +2.8% +21%Highest MO: +2.8%

Median age 33±2.7Lowest 15% below MO 33.3±2.6Highest 15% below MO

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

Kids under 18 24.9%±3.1Lowest MO: 22.3% 26.4%±3.6Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 14.9%±2.3Highest MO: 17.9% 12.4%±1.7Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.7%Lowest MO: 32.4% 23.7%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.7%±1.4Highest MO: 5.7% 3.2%±1.1Lowest MO: 5.7%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $57,891±$5kLowest 18% below MO $73,435±$8kHighest 4% above MO

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $163,400±$12kLowest 29% below MO $205,200±$10kHighest 11% below MO

Rentmedian gross, monthly $745±$95Lowest 28% below MO $858±$53Highest 17% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,044Lowest 46% below MO $1,739Highest 11% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.7%±10.6Highest MO: 45.6% 24.8%±7.5Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 15.2%Highest MO: 12.6% 8.1%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 61.5%Highest MO: 68.1% 60.6%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 5 yrs older than MO 1996Highest 18 yrs newer than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 19% below MO 24 minHighest about the MO average

Work from home 5%±2.2Lowest MO: 13% 9%±2.7Highest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 28%Highest 18.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 24.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.20Highest 1.04Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Joplin (19%)Washington (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in UnionFew work in Neosho

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.8%Highest 2.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 21.7 miHighest 2.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Lowest 8Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 45.3Lowest 61.1Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #111 of 226 in MO #124 of 226 in MO

School district CROWDER COLLEGE · NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICTUNION R-XI

High school in town Neosho HighUnion High

Students per teacherat that high school 18.1Highest 15.4Lowest

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.

Neosho vs Union

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Union places higher on 13 of 23 MO lists

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Union

What daily life feels like in each

215 miles apart

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