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Ozark vs Nixa

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (3.5× in Ozark) and street grid (+44% in Nixa).

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Ozark, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 22,417 people
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Nixa, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 24,836 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.

OzarkKnown for its schools
Schools#17 for schools in MOof 226 towns Housing$321K typical home20% above the MO typical home HealthHealthier than 59%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Ozark →
NixaKnown for its schools
Schools#6 for schools in MOof 226 towns Housing$324K typical home21% above the MO typical home Outdoors#43 most walkable in MO0.6 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Nixa →
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.

Trails3.5×
Ozark has more miles of trail
Ozark 2.1 miNixa 0.6 mi
Street grid+44%
Nixa has the more walkable street grid
Nixa 99.3Ozark 68.9
★ What stands out · Where they are

Ozark and Nixa share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

OzarkNixaOzarkNixa
Ozark ↔ Nixa4.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
404 Nixa residents work in Ozark (3.9% of its workers)
340 Ozark residents work in Nixa (3.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Nixa →
Report cards

Nixa places higher on 17 of 22 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
B+OzarkSafer than 71% of U.S. towns A−NixaSafer than 82% of U.S. towns
Schools
A+OzarkBetter than 95% of districts in the state ANixaBetter than 94% of districts in the state
Health
BOzarkHealthier than 59% of U.S. towns B+NixaHealthier than 66% of U.S. towns
5Ozark
17Nixa

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 216 towns #1#96 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #109#43 Lowest depressionHealth · 261 towns #152#92 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #141#97 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #155#191 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 85 towns #26#37 Most educatedPeople · 261 towns #86#58 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 261 towns #61#39

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Ozark’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.

Ozark$1,890/mo
Typical home $321K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $1,097/mo · Housing →
Nixa$1,900/mo
Typical home $324K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $1,083/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
OzarkNixa
Snow a year7″7″
January low21°F21°F
July high89°F89°F
Growing season (days)189d189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th48th
Outdoors & history
OzarkNixa
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.5%0.8%
Settled1818—
National Register places2—
Archive photos124
Famous people born here14
Community
OzarkNixa
Library hours a week58 hrs58 hrs
Colleges in town1—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

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.

OzarkNixa
People
Population 22,417Lowest 24,836Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +19.4%Lowest MO: +2.8% +22.3%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 33.8±1.6Lowest 13% below MO 37.3±1.7Highest 4% below MO
Kids under 18 27.9%±2.8Highest MO: 22.3% 27.6%±2.4Lowest MO: 22.3%
Ozark and Nixa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.6%±2Lowest MO: 17.9% 15.1%±1.7Highest MO: 17.9%
Nixa and Ozark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.7%Lowest MO: 32.4% 36.7%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±1Lowest MO: 5.7% 4.7%±1.2Highest MO: 5.7%
Nixa and Ozark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $74,182±$6kLowest 5% above MO $83,385±$4kHighest 18% above MO
Nixa and Ozark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $254,800±$14kLowest 11% above MO $258,700±$15kHighest 12% above MO
Nixa and Ozark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,097±$84Highest 6% above MO $1,083±$52Lowest 5% above MO
Ozark and Nixa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,926Highest about the MO average $1,921Lowest about the MO average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.1%±5.5Lowest MO: 45.6% 41.8%±8.4Highest MO: 45.6%
Nixa and Ozark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.6%Highest MO: 12.6% 7.1%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 62.6%Lowest MO: 68.1% 67.1%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2002Highest 24 yrs newer than MO 2000Lowest 22 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest about the MO average 23 minLowest about the MO average
Work from home 8%±1.9Lowest MO: 13% 10.6%±2.3Highest MO: 13%
Nixa and Ozark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 11%Lowest 11.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Highest 0.57Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (52%)Springfield (54%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Nixa4% work in Ozark
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 68.9Lowest 99.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #17 of 226 in MO#6 of 226 in MO
School district OZARK R-VINixa Public Schools
High school in town Ozark HighNixa High
Students per teacherat that high school 14.9Lowest 17.9Highest
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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