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Nodaway Township vs Bertrand

387 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (27.6× in Bertrand) and trails (7× in Nodaway Township).

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Nodaway Township, MOKnown for its schoolsNodaway County · 634 people
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Bertrand, MOHomes around $117KMissouri · 732 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.

Nodaway TownshipKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 88%of MO districts All about Nodaway Township →
BertrandHomes around $117K
Housing$117K typical home56% below the MO typical home All about Bertrand →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid27.6×
Bertrand has the more walkable street grid
Bertrand 85.6Nodaway Township 3.1
Trails7×
Nodaway Township has more miles of trail
Nodaway Township 0.7 miBertrand 0.1 mi
Growth since 2010+15.8 pts
Nodaway Township has grown faster since 2010
Nodaway Township +3.3%Bertrand -12.5%
Work from home+14.8 pts
More people work from home in Nodaway Township
Nodaway Township 16.3%Bertrand 1.5%
Typical home built19 yrs
Nodaway Township’s homes are older
Bertrand 1977Nodaway Township 1958
Jobs per worker+61%
Bertrand is more of a job hub
Bertrand 0.50Nodaway Township 0.31
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Nodaway Township$590/mo
Typical home $98K (Census) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $938/mo · Housing →
Bertrand$700/mo
Typical home $117K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $650/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Bertrand and Nodaway Township.

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
ANodaway TownshipBetter than 88% of districts in the state –BertrandNot 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
Nodaway TownshipBertrand
Snow a year15″3″
January low14°F28°F
July high87°F91°F
Growing season (days)180d225d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)72nd87th
Outdoors & history
Nodaway TownshipBertrand
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled—1859
Archive photos2—
Community
Nodaway TownshipBertrand
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

387 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Nodaway TownshipNodaway CountyBertrandMO
Nodaway Township ↔ Bertrand387 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.

Nodaway TownshipBertrand
People
Population 634Lowest 732Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.3%Highest MO: +2.8% -12.5%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 49.4±5.4Lowest 27% above MO 53.4±2.8Highest 37% above MO
Bertrand and Nodaway Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.7%±3.9Highest MO: 22.3% 12.2%±7.1Lowest MO: 22.3%
Nodaway Township and Bertrand are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.8%±4.4Lowest MO: 17.9% 27.2%±5.5Highest MO: 17.9%
Bertrand and Nodaway Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.3%Lowest MO: 32.4% 10.7%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±2.9Lowest MO: 5.7% 2.9%±2.8Highest MO: 5.7%
Bertrand and Nodaway Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $50,917±$14kLowest 28% below MO $54,688±$8kHighest 23% below MO
Bertrand and Nodaway Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $98,100±$5kHighest 57% below MO $86,300±$25kLowest 63% below MO
Nodaway Township and Bertrand are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $938±$263Highest 9% below MO $650±$91Lowest 37% below MO
Nodaway Township and Bertrand are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $897Highest 54% below MO $769Lowest 61% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 52.2%±38.9Highest MO: 45.6% 25.9%±26.2Lowest MO: 45.6%
Nodaway Township and Bertrand are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.3%Lowest MO: 12.6% 20.1%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.3%Lowest MO: 68.1% 79.2%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 20 yrs older than MO 1977Highest 1 yr older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 12% above MO 24 minLowest about the MO average
Work from home 16.3%±11.8Highest MO: 13% 1.5%±2.5Lowest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents 2.6%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.31Lowest 0.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Maryville (31%)Sikeston (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BertrandFew work in Nodaway Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.1Lowest 85.6Highest
Schools
School district WEST NODAWAY CO. R-I—
High school in town West Nodaway High—
Students per teacherat that high school 9.7 —
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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