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Novinger vs Centerview

119 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (34 yrs in Novinger) and jobs per worker (2.4× in Novinger).

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Novinger, MOHomes around $179KMissouri · 423 people
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Centerview, MOHomes around $329KMissouri · 248 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 →
CenterviewHomes around $329K
Housing$329K typical home23% above the MO typical home All about Centerview →
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.

Typical home built34 yrs
Novinger’s homes are older
Centerview 1982Novinger 1948
Jobs per worker2.4×
Novinger is more of a job hub
Novinger 0.53Centerview 0.22
Average commute11 min
Centerview has the shorter commute
Novinger 29 minCenterview 19 min
Property tax bill+16%
Tax bills are bigger in Centerview
Centerview $490Novinger $424
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $900 more a month in Centerview

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 →
Centerview$1,950/mo
Typical home $329K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $688/mo · Housing →

The difference: $900 a month, about $10,800 a year, between Centerview and Novinger.

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 –CenterviewNot 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
NovingerCenterview
Snow a year19″15″
January low15°F—
July high86°F—
Growing season (days)179d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd32nd
Outdoors & history
NovingerCenterview
Archive photos7—
Community
NovingerCenterview
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

119 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

NovingerMOCenterviewMO
Novinger ↔ Centerview119 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.

NovingerCenterview
People
Population 423Highest 248Lowest
Median age 31.5±11.9Highest 19% below MO 28.7±6.4Lowest 26% below MO
Novinger and Centerview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.6%±7.8Lowest MO: 22.3% 39.1%±32.8Highest MO: 22.3%
Centerview and Novinger 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% 4.8%±10.9Lowest MO: 17.9%
Novinger and Centerview 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% 4.1%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.7%±6.3Highest MO: 5.7% 3.6%±6.1Lowest MO: 5.7%
Novinger and Centerview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $53,125±$21kLowest 25% below MO $60,000±$32kHighest 15% below MO
Centerview and Novinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $57,700±$26kLowest 75% below MO $61,000±$13kHighest 74% below MO
Centerview and Novinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $688±$644 33% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $424Lowest 78% below MO $490Highest 75% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 18.5%±64.1Lowest MO: 45.6% 60%±84.7Highest MO: 45.6%
Centerview and Novinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 24.6%Highest MO: 12.6% 19.8%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.6%Highest MO: 68.1% 77.9%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1948Lowest 30 yrs older than MO 1982Highest 4 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 25% above MO 19 minLowest 21% below MO
Work from home 3.6%±5.1Lowest MO: 13% 5.7%±4.7Highest MO: 13%
Centerview and Novinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 31.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.53Highest 0.22Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kirksville (42%)Warrensburg (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CenterviewFew 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 103Lowest 109Highest
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
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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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