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%

Newtown$1,670/mo

Typical home $263K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.33% · Housing →

Rush Hill$250/mo

Typical home $39K (Census) · tax rate 1.27% · Housing →

The difference: $1,420 a month, about $17,100 a year, between Newtown and Rush Hill.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools

C−NewtownBetter than 19% of districts in the state –Rush HillNot graded

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

NewtownRush Hill

Snow a year29″—

January low15°F —

July high86°F —

Growing season (days)186d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th 58th

Outdoors & history

NewtownRush Hill

Settled1858 1881

Famous people born here1 1

Community

NewtownRush Hill

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

117 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

NewtownMO Rush HillMO

Newtown ↔ Rush Hill117 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

NewtownRush Hill

People

Population 109Highest 71Lowest

Median age 51.5±8.6Lowest 32% above MO 55.1±34.4Highest 41% above MO

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

Kids under 18 33.9%±26.4Highest MO: 22.3% 18.3%±36.3Lowest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 11.9%±29.4Lowest MO: 17.9% 26.8%±47.8Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.1%Highest MO: 32.4% 4.1%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±11.9Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±23.9Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian — $66,250±$30k 6% below MO

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $27,500±$26kLowest 88% below MO $39,300±$4kHighest 83% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $367Lowest 81% below MO $500Highest 74% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.9%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 71.4%±100Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 12.8%Highest MO: 12.6% 11.3%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 79.5%Highest MO: 68.1% 75%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 25 yrs older than MO 1979Highest 1 yr newer than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 8% below MO 31 minHighest 33% above MO

Work from home 0%±26.1Lowest MO: 13% 10.5%±7.1Highest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 14%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 37.8 miHighest 27.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.98Highest 0.00Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Milan (19%)Mexico (26%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rush HillFew work in Newtown

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

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 82.0Lowest 128Highest

Schools

School district NEWTOWN-HARRIS R-III—

High school in town Newtown-Harris High—

Students per teacherat that high school 4.5 —

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.

Newtown vs Rush Hill

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,420 more a month in Newtown

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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