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Normandy vs Whiteman AFB

175 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (21.7× in Whiteman AFB) and home values (3.8× in Whiteman AFB).

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Normandy, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 4,239 people
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Whiteman AFB, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 3,517 people
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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,590 more a month in Whiteman AFB

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.

Normandy$630/mo
Typical home $91K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.98% · or rent about $1,002/mo · Housing →
Whiteman AFB$2,220/mo
Typical home $329K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $1,306/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,590 a month, about $19,100 a year, between Whiteman AFB and Normandy.

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

Whiteman AFB places higher on 9 of 17 MO lists

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.

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
NormandyWhiteman AFB
Snow a year17″13″
January low24°F19°F
July high90°F87°F
Growing season (days)215d186d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th11th
Outdoors & history
NormandyWhiteman AFB
Trails1 mi13 mi
Conserved land13.9%7.9%
Settled1812—
National Register places3—
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here1—
Community
NormandyWhiteman AFB
Library hours a week64 hrs—
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

175 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Normandy ↔ Whiteman AFB175 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.

NormandyWhiteman AFB
People
Population 4,239Highest 3,517Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14.4%Lowest MO: +2.8% +13.3%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 24.4±1.6Highest 37% below MO 22.2±0.7Lowest 43% below MO
Normandy and Whiteman AFB are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12.6%±4.1Lowest MO: 22.3% 34.2%±4.8Highest MO: 22.3%
Age 65+ 12.5%±4Highest MO: 17.9% 0%±1.2Lowest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.6%Lowest MO: 32.4% 49.7%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 37.4%±9.7Highest MO: 5.7% 13.4%±4Lowest MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $29,379±$6kLowest 58% below MO $54,641±$9kHighest 23% below MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $87,300±$27kLowest 62% below MO $328,800±$44kHighest 43% above MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,002±$164Lowest 3% below MO $1,306±$81Highest 26% above MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,729 11% below MO —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75.1%±13.5Highest MO: 45.6% 38.2%±10.6Lowest MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 36.9%Highest MO: 12.6% 13.3%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 34.9%Highest MO: 68.1% 3.7%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Lowest 19 yrs older than MO 2004Highest 26 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 19% below MO 10 minLowest 57% below MO
Work from home 10.2%±6.7Highest MO: 13% 5.8%±3.6Lowest MO: 13%
Normandy and Whiteman AFB are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Lowest 5.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miLowest 59.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.54Lowest 0.84Highest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Louis (23%)Warrensburg (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Whiteman AFBFew work in Normandy
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 13.9%Highest 7.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 13.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 1.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 77.7Highest 22.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#61 of 226 in MO
School district FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II · NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVEKNOB NOSTER R-VIII
High school in town None in townNone in town
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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