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%

Perry$1,460/mo

Typical home $247K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $550/mo · Housing →

Arcadia$1,160/mo

Typical home $203K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $346/mo · Housing →

The difference: $310 a month, about $3,700 a year, between Perry and Arcadia.

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

PerryArcadia

Snow a year—9″

January low—21°F

July high—88°F

Growing season (days)—174d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th 87th

Outdoors & history

PerryArcadia

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1866 1849

National Register places—1

Archive photos1 6

Famous people born here1 —

Community

PerryArcadia

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

139 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PerryMO ArcadiaMO

Perry ↔ Arcadia139 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

PerryArcadia

People

Population 640Highest 586Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4%Lowest MO: +2.8% +1.6%Highest MO: +2.8%

Median age 45.3±15.2Lowest 16% above MO 47.4±6.7Highest 22% above MO

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

Kids under 18 8.9%±2.9Lowest MO: 22.3% 21.3%±5.8Highest MO: 22.3%

Age 65+ 24.1%±3.4Lowest MO: 17.9% 29.4%±5Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.2%Lowest MO: 32.4% 21.9%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±7.4Highest MO: 5.7% 2.6%±2.3Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $50,795±$10kHighest 28% below MO $48,750±$27kLowest 31% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $112,100±$9kLowest 51% below MO $154,800±$39kHighest 33% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $550±$171Highest 47% below MO $346±$179Lowest 67% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $898Highest 54% below MO $858Lowest 56% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.9%±27.1Highest MO: 45.6% 36.5%±26Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 17.6%Lowest MO: 12.6% 25%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 69.5%Lowest MO: 68.1% 75.5%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1964Lowest 14 yrs older than MO 1969Highest 9 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 12% above MO 25 minLowest 6% above MO

Work from home 7.3%±5.8Lowest MO: 13% 16.4%±10.2Highest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.7%Lowest 2.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 25.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.72Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Hannibal (16%)Ironton (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ArcadiaFew work in Perry

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 56.2Lowest 61.0Highest

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Perry vs Arcadia

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $310 more a month in Perry

What daily life feels like in each

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