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%

Nixa$1,900/mo

Typical home $324K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $1,083/mo · Housing →

Jackson$1,600/mo

Typical home $276K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,600 a year, between Nixa and Jackson.

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.

Safety

A−NixaSafer than 82% of U.S. towns BJacksonSafer than 64% of U.S. towns

Schools

ANixaBetter than 94% of districts in the state B+JacksonBetter than 74% of districts in the state

Health

B+NixaHealthier than 66% of U.S. towns B+JacksonHealthier than 66% of U.S. towns

10Nixa

10Jackson

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most new homesHousing · 200 towns #19#97 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #191#103 Best schoolsSchools · 226 towns #6#80 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #43#118 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #162#92 Cheapest rentCost of living · 256 towns #168#114 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 85 towns #37#23 Lowest depressionHealth · 261 towns #92#51

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

NixaJackson

Snow a year7″8″

January low21°F 24°F

July high89°F 90°F

Growing season (days)189d 202d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th 76th

Outdoors & history

NixaJackson

Trails1 mi 21 mi

Conserved land0.8%2.3%

National Register places—6

Archive photos4 7

Famous people born here4 13

Community

NixaJackson

Library hours a week58 hrs 57 hrs

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

202 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

NixaMO JacksonMO

Nixa ↔ Jackson202 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

NixaJackson

People

Population 24,836Highest 15,659Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +22.3%Highest MO: +2.8% +12.5%Lowest MO: +2.8%

Median age 37.3±1.7Highest 4% below MO 37.1±2.1Lowest 5% below MO

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

Kids under 18 27.6%±2.4Highest MO: 22.3% 24.7%±3Lowest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 15.1%±1.7Lowest MO: 17.9% 17.2%±2.4Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.7%Highest MO: 32.4% 35.8%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±1.2Lowest MO: 5.7% 5.2%±1.7Highest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $83,385±$4kHighest 18% above MO $77,105±$7kLowest 9% above MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $258,700±$15kHighest 12% above MO $240,000±$18kLowest 4% above MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,083±$52Highest 5% above MO $900±$114Lowest 13% below MO

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,921Highest about the MO average $1,622Lowest 17% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.8%±8.4Highest MO: 45.6% 37.2%±10.2Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 7.1%Lowest MO: 12.6% 8.6%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 67.1%Lowest MO: 68.1% 71.1%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 2000Highest 22 yrs newer than MO 1991Lowest 13 yrs newer than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minHighest about the MO average 20 minLowest 14% below MO

Work from home 10.6%±2.3Lowest MO: 13% 12.4%±3.8Highest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 11.1%Lowest 19.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miHighest 9.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Lowest 0.81Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (54%)Cape Girardeau (31%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JacksonFew work in Nixa

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Lowest 2.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 20.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 1.9 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 99.3Highest 67.1Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #6 of 226 in MO #80 of 226 in MO

School district Nixa Public SchoolsJACKSON R-II

High school in town Nixa HighJackson SR. High

Students per teacherat that high school 17.9Highest 16.8Lowest

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.

Nixa vs Jackson

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $300 more a month in Nixa

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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