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 D−SikestonSafer than 2% of U.S. towns

Schools

DOverlandBetter than 5% of districts in the state C+SikestonBetter than 37% of districts in the state

Health

C−OverlandHealthier than 21% of U.S. towns DSikestonHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns

13Overland

9Sikeston

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

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 261 towns #79#240 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #37#191 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #94#219 Lowest obesityHealth · 261 towns #68#179 Most activeHealth · 261 towns #138#235 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #178#84 Most trailsOutdoors · 151 towns #96#44 Cheapest rentCost of living · 256 towns #177#109

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

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.

Down paymentRate%

Overland$1,000/mo

Typical home $154K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.51% · or rent about $1,112/mo · Housing →

Sikeston$950/mo

Typical home $164K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $891/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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

OverlandSikeston

Snow a year17″3″

January low24°F 28°F

July high90°F 91°F

Growing season (days)215d 225d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd 87th

Outdoors & history

OverlandSikeston

Trails2 mi 13 mi

Conserved land2.5%1.5%

Settled—1860

National Register places1 3

Archive photos12 —

Famous people born here7 —

Community

OverlandSikeston

Library hours a week—54 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

132 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OverlandMO SikestonMO

Overland ↔ Sikeston132 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.

Only big differences vs Missouri average

OverlandSikeston

People

Population 15,695Lowest 16,320Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.7%Lowest MO: +2.8% -0.2%Highest MO: +2.8%

Median age 34.7±4.7Lowest 11% below MO 38.2±2.6Highest about the MO average

Sikeston and Overland 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% 25.3%±2.6Highest MO: 22.3%

Sikeston 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% 21.7%±2.4Highest MO: 17.9%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.6%Highest MO: 32.4% 27.5%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±1.4Highest MO: 5.7% 3.3%±1.1Lowest MO: 5.7%

Overland and Sikeston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $61,773±$5kHighest 13% below MO $58,915±$4kLowest 17% below MO

Overland and Sikeston 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 $168,800±$11kHighest 27% below MO

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,112±$76Highest 8% above MO $891±$51Lowest 14% below MO

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,992Highest about the MO average $1,148Lowest 41% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.3%±10.4Lowest MO: 45.6% 50.5%±9.4Highest MO: 45.6%

Sikeston and Overland 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% 14.2%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 62.7%Highest MO: 68.1% 60.5%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 23 yrs older than MO 1975Highest 3 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 14% below MO 16 minLowest 33% below MO

Work from home 10.7%±2.5Highest MO: 13% 3.7%±1.4Lowest MO: 13%

Work in townworking residents 3.7%Lowest 44%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miHighest 4.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.58Lowest 1.63Highest

Top workplaceoutside town St. Louis (15%)Cape Girardeau (6%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SikestonFew work in Overland

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.5%Highest 1.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miLowest 12.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 107Highest 45.6Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #212 of 226 in MO #160 of 226 in MO

School district RITENOURDIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICE · SIKESTON R-6

High school in town None in townSikeston Senior High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 15.6

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.

Overland vs Sikeston

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Overland places higher on 13 of 23 MO lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

132 miles apart

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