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Novinger vs Kidder

80 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (17.7× in Novinger) and property tax bill (2.1× in Kidder).

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Novinger, MOHomes around $179KMissouri · 423 people
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Kidder, MOHomes around $332KMissouri · 501 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 →
KidderHomes around $332K
Housing$332K typical home24% above the MO typical home All about Kidder →
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.

Jobs per worker17.7×
Novinger is more of a job hub
Novinger 0.53Kidder 0.03
Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Kidder
Kidder $875Novinger $424
Age 65++10.7 pts
Novinger has more people 65 and up
Novinger 19.1%Kidder 8.4%
Typical home built23 yrs
Novinger’s homes are older
Kidder 1971Novinger 1948
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $980 more a month in Kidder

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 →
Kidder$2,030/mo
Typical home $332K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $791/mo · Housing →

The difference: $980 a month, about $11,800 a year, between Kidder 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 –KidderNot 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
NovingerKidder
Snow a year19″8″
January low15°F16°F
July high86°F87°F
Growing season (days)179d175d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd40th
Outdoors & history
NovingerKidder
Settled—1860
Archive photos7—
Famous people born here—1
Community
NovingerKidder
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

80 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

NovingerMOKidderMO
Novinger ↔ Kidder80 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.

NovingerKidder
People
Population 423Lowest 501Highest
Median age 31.5±11.9Highest 19% below MO 30.8±4.9Lowest 21% below MO
Novinger and Kidder 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% 41.5%±5.4Highest MO: 22.3%
Kidder 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% 8.4%±4.5Lowest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.6%Lowest MO: 32.4% 5.9%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.7%±6.3Highest MO: 5.7% 0.6%±0.7Lowest MO: 5.7%
Novinger and Kidder 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 $62,500±$19kHighest 12% below MO
Kidder 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 $82,900±$36kHighest 64% below MO
Kidder and Novinger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $791±$130 23% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $424Lowest 78% below MO $875Highest 55% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 18.5%±64.1Highest MO: 45.6% 14.3%±37.7Lowest MO: 45.6%
Novinger and Kidder 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% 22.7%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.6%Highest MO: 68.1% 72.4%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1948Lowest 30 yrs older than MO 1971Highest 7 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 25% above MO 28 minLowest 18% above MO
Work from home 3.6%±5.1Lowest MO: 13% 22.2%±18.3Highest MO: 13%
Kidder 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 36.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.53Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kirksville (42%)Cameron (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in KidderFew work in Novinger
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 103Lowest 105Highest
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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