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Old Appleton vs Hurley

213 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.2× in Old Appleton) and average commute (30 min in Old Appleton).

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Old Appleton, MOA small town of 109Missouri · 109 people
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Hurley, MOA small town of 98Missouri · 98 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.

Old AppletonA small town of 109
Quiet strengthsOld Appleton doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Old Appleton →
HurleyA small town of 98
Quiet strengthsHurley doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hurley →
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 worker9.2×
Old Appleton is more of a job hub
Old Appleton 1.38Hurley 0.15
Average commute30 min
Old Appleton has the shorter commute
Hurley 50 minOld Appleton 20 min
Street grid3×
Hurley has the more walkable street grid
Hurley 75.4Old Appleton 25.1
Property tax bill+23%
Tax bills are bigger in Old Appleton
Old Appleton $527Hurley $429
Homeowners+11.3 pts renters
Hurley has more renters
Old Appleton 57.1%Hurley 45.8%
★ 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.

Old Appleton$460/mo
Typical home $79K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →
Hurley$520/mo
Typical home $93K (Census) · tax rate 0.46% · or rent about $1,080/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Hurley and Old Appleton.

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
–Old AppletonNot graded B−HurleyBetter than 46% of districts in the state
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
Old AppletonHurley
Snow a year6″12″
January low—22°F
July high—90°F
Growing season (days)—189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th77th
Outdoors & history
Old AppletonHurley
National Register places1—
Archive photos31
Famous people born here—1
Community
Old AppletonHurley
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

213 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Old AppletonMOHurleyMO
Old Appleton ↔ Hurley213 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.

Old AppletonHurley
People
Population 109Highest 98Lowest
Median age 37.1±17.3Lowest 5% below MO 42.5±32.1Highest 9% above MO
Hurley and Old Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.7%±19.9Highest MO: 22.3% 16.3%±26.4Lowest MO: 22.3%
Old Appleton and Hurley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 3.7%±33.2Lowest MO: 17.9% 19.4%±32.9Highest MO: 17.9%
Hurley and Old Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.4%Lowest MO: 32.4% 15.8%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±5.3Highest MO: 5.7% 6.1%±6Lowest MO: 5.7%
Old Appleton and Hurley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,306±$35k 23% below MO —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $79,100±$44kLowest 66% below MO $92,500±$16kHighest 60% below MO
Hurley and Old Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,080±$144 5% above MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $527Highest 73% below MO $429Lowest 78% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 93.3%±100Highest MO: 45.6%
Hurley and Old Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.6%Lowest MO: 12.6% 15.3%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 57.1%Highest MO: 68.1% 45.8%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 40 yrs older than MO 1938 40 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 17% below MO 50 minHighest 112% above MO
Work from home 9.3%±12.4Lowest MO: 13% 17.7%±22.2Highest MO: 13%
Hurley and Old Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.38Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cape Girardeau (21%)Springfield (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HurleyFew work in Old Appleton
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 25.1Lowest 75.4Highest
Schools
School district —HURLEY R-I
High school in town —Hurley High
Students per teacherat that high school — 7.6
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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