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%

New Florence$1,290/mo

Typical home $222K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $869/mo · Housing →

Arcadia$1,160/mo

Typical home $203K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $346/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between New Florence and Arcadia.

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

New FlorenceArcadia

Snow a year—9″

January low—21°F

July high—88°F

Growing season (days)—174d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th 87th

Outdoors & history

New FlorenceArcadia

Settled—1849

National Register places—1

Archive photos4 6

Community

New FlorenceArcadia

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

102 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

New FlorenceMO ArcadiaMO

New Florence ↔ Arcadia102 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

New FlorenceArcadia

People

Population 667Highest 586Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -16.6%Lowest MO: +2.8% +1.6%Highest MO: +2.8%

Median age 47.7±7.9Highest 22% above MO 47.4±6.7Lowest 22% above MO

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

Kids under 18 14.8%±6.4Lowest MO: 22.3% 21.3%±5.8Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 16.9%±6.2Lowest MO: 17.9% 29.4%±5Highest MO: 17.9%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.5%Lowest MO: 32.4% 21.9%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.3%±1.9Lowest MO: 5.7% 2.6%±2.3Highest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $42,174±$18kLowest 40% below MO $48,750±$27kHighest 31% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $95,100±$5kLowest 59% below MO $154,800±$39kHighest 33% below MO

Rentmedian gross, monthly $869±$137Highest 16% below MO $346±$179Lowest 67% below MO

Property taxmedian, yearly $635Lowest 67% below MO $858Highest 56% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.7%±24.4Highest MO: 45.6% 36.5%±26Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 13.5%Lowest MO: 12.6% 25%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 73.2%Lowest MO: 68.1% 75.5%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 4 yrs older than MO 1969Lowest 9 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the MO average 25 minHighest 6% above MO

Work from home 3.5%±3.8Lowest MO: 13% 16.4%±10.2Highest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.1%Lowest 2.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miHighest 25.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72 0.72

Top workplaceoutside town Hermann (13%)Ironton (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ArcadiaFew work in New Florence

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 33.9Lowest 61.0Highest

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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