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Overland vs Republic

197 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+27.8 pts in Republic) and home values (+60% in Republic).

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Overland, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 15,695 people
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Republic, MOHomes around $270KMissouri · 19,829 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.

OverlandAn outdoors town
Outdoors#37 most walkable in MO1.7 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves Housing$154K typical home43% below the MO typical home SchoolsBetter than 5%of MO districts All about Overland →
RepublicHomes around $270K
Housing$270K typical home1% above the MO typical home Schools#22 for schools in MOof 226 towns Health56% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Republic →
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.

Growth since 2010+27.8 pts
Republic has grown faster since 2010
Republic +27.1%Overland -0.7%
Home values+60%
Homes cost more in Republic
Republic $211,500Overland $131,900
Typical home built46 yrs
Overland’s homes are older
Republic 2001Overland 1955
Jobs per worker2.5×
Overland is more of a job hub
Overland 1.58Republic 0.64
Street grid+81%
Overland has the more walkable street grid
Overland 107Republic 59.0
Property tax bill+26%
Tax bills are bigger in Overland
Overland $1,992Republic $1,578
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $580 more a month in Republic

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.

Overland$1,000/mo
Typical home $154K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.51% · or rent about $1,112/mo · Housing →
Republic$1,580/mo
Typical home $270K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $1,123/mo · Housing →

The difference: $580 a month, about $7,000 a year, between Republic and Overland.

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

Republic places higher on 12 of 23 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.

Safety
DOverlandSafer than 14% of U.S. towns BRepublicSafer than 63% of U.S. towns
Schools
DOverlandBetter than 5% of districts in the state ARepublicBetter than 92% of districts in the state
Health
C−OverlandHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns C+RepublicHealthier than 44% of U.S. towns
11Overland
12Republic

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most new homesHousing · 200 towns #180#7 Best schoolsSchools · 226 towns #212#22 Highest graduation rateSchools · 216 towns #204#53 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #157#12 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 261 towns #79#223 SafestSafety · 156 towns #119#33 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 85 towns #67#28 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 261 towns #179#61

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Overland’s rankings →

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
OverlandRepublic
Snow a year17″14″
January low24°F24°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)215d199d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd37th
Outdoors & history
OverlandRepublic
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land2.5%0.9%
Settled—1871
National Register places11
Archive photos123
Famous people born here73
Community
OverlandRepublic
Library hours a week—57 hrs
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

197 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OverlandMORepublicMO
Overland ↔ Republic197 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.

OverlandRepublic
People
Population 15,695Lowest 19,829Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.7%Lowest MO: +2.8% +27.1%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 34.7±4.7Highest 11% below MO 33.2±2.6Lowest 15% below MO
Overland and Republic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.5%±3.9Lowest MO: 22.3% 27%±3.5Highest MO: 22.3%
Republic and Overland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13%±2.4Lowest MO: 17.9% 15.8%±2.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Republic and Overland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.6%Highest MO: 32.4% 26.3%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±1.4Lowest MO: 5.7% 4%±1.4Highest MO: 5.7%
Republic and Overland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,773±$5kLowest 13% below MO $65,729±$4kHighest 7% below MO
Republic and Overland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $131,900±$9kLowest 43% below MO $211,500±$12kHighest 8% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,112±$76Lowest 8% above MO $1,123±$75Highest 9% above MO
Republic and Overland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,992Highest about the MO average $1,578Lowest 19% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.3%±10.4Highest MO: 45.6% 38.8%±8.8Lowest MO: 45.6%
Overland and Republic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.7%Lowest MO: 12.6% 17.7%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 62.7%Highest MO: 68.1% 60.1%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 23 yrs older than MO 2001Highest 23 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 14% below MO 25 minHighest 6% above MO
Work from home 10.7%±2.5Highest MO: 13% 9.6%±2.8Lowest MO: 13%
Overland and Republic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.7%Lowest 11.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miLowest 11.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.58Highest 0.64Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Louis (15%)Springfield (57%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RepublicFew work in Overland
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.5%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 5Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 107Highest 59.0Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #212 of 226 in MO#22 of 226 in MO
School district RITENOURREPUBLIC R-III
High school in town None in townRepublic High
Students per teacherat that high school — 16.9
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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