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Novinger vs Arbyrd

318 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.6× in Novinger) and jobs per worker (2.3× in Novinger).

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Novinger, MOHomes around $179KMissouri · 423 people
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Arbyrd, MOHomes around $60KMissouri · 432 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.

NovingerHomes around $179K
Housing$179K typical home33% below the MO typical home SchoolsBetter than 33%of MO districts All about Novinger →
ArbyrdHomes around $60K
Housing$60K typical home78% below the MO typical home All about Arbyrd →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Street grid2.6×
Novinger has the more walkable street grid
Novinger 103Arbyrd 40.0
Jobs per worker2.3×
Novinger is more of a job hub
Novinger 0.53Arbyrd 0.23
Average commute8 min
Arbyrd has the shorter commute
Novinger 29 minArbyrd 21 min
Typical home built13 yrs
Novinger’s homes are older
Arbyrd 1961Novinger 1948
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $700 more a month in Novinger

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.

Novinger$1,050/mo
Typical home $179K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →
Arbyrd$350/mo
Typical home $60K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $618/mo · Housing →

The difference: $700 a month, about $8,400 a year, between Novinger and Arbyrd.

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
CNovingerBetter than 33% of districts in the state –ArbyrdNot 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
NovingerArbyrd
Snow a year19″4″
January low15°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)179d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd83rd
Outdoors & history
NovingerArbyrd
Settled—1919
Archive photos75
Community
NovingerArbyrd
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

318 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

NovingerMOArbyrdMO
Novinger ↔ Arbyrd318 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.

NovingerArbyrd
People
Population 423Lowest 432Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -20.6% MO: +2.8%
Median age 31.5±11.9Highest 19% below MO 28.1±4.9Lowest 28% below MO
Novinger and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.6%±7.8Highest MO: 22.3% 29.6%±8.4Lowest MO: 22.3%
Novinger and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.1%±5.3Highest MO: 17.9% 12.5%±4.8Lowest MO: 17.9%
Novinger and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.6%Lowest MO: 32.4% 7%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.7%±6.3Highest MO: 5.7% 1.2%±3.2Lowest MO: 5.7%
Novinger and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $53,125±$21kHighest 25% below MO $37,000±$18kLowest 48% below MO
Novinger and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $57,700±$26kHighest 75% below MO $46,800±$12kLowest 80% below MO
Novinger and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $618±$28 40% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $424Highest 78% below MO $372Lowest 81% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 18.5%±64.1Lowest MO: 45.6% 21.9%±39.3Highest MO: 45.6%
Arbyrd and Novinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 24.6%Lowest MO: 12.6% 27.1%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.6%Highest MO: 68.1% 73.1%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1948Lowest 30 yrs older than MO 1961Highest 17 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 25% above MO 21 minLowest 11% below MO
Work from home 3.6%±5.1Highest MO: 13% 0%±7.2Lowest MO: 13%
Novinger and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.8%Highest 2.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.53Highest 0.23Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kirksville (42%)Paragould (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ArbyrdFew work in Novinger
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 103Highest 40.0Lowest
Schools
School district ADAIR CO. R-I—
High school in town Adair Co. High—
Students per teacherat that high school 8.9 —
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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