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Perryville vs Marshfield

168 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (12.4× in Perryville) and rent (+33% in Perryville).

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Perryville, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 8,536 people
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Marshfield, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 7,696 people
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.

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.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Perryville places higher on 12 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.

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.

Perryville$1,400/mo
Typical home $238K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $944/mo · Housing →
Marshfield$1,500/mo
Typical home $260K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $710/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Marshfield and Perryville.

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
PerryvilleMarshfield
Snow a year5″5″
January low21°F22°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)182d191d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st38th
Outdoors & history
PerryvilleMarshfield
Trails12 mi1 mi
Conserved land8.8%1.7%
Settled18211830
National Register places51
Archive photos129
Famous people born here55
Community
PerryvilleMarshfield
Library hours a week49 hrs51 hrs
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.

Where they are

168 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Perryville ↔ Marshfield168 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.

PerryvilleMarshfield
People
Population 8,536Highest 7,696Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4%Lowest MO: +2.8% +12.4%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 38.6±2.5Highest about the MO average 36±5Lowest 8% below MO
Perryville and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.4%±2.8Lowest MO: 22.3% 25.9%±4.9Highest MO: 22.3%
Marshfield and Perryville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16%±2.4Lowest MO: 17.9% 19.4%±3.5Highest MO: 17.9%
Marshfield and Perryville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.4%Highest MO: 32.4% 19%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±1.4Highest MO: 5.7% 3.6%±2Lowest MO: 5.7%
Perryville and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,897±$6kLowest 27% below MO $67,642±$5kHighest 4% below MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $179,700±$11kLowest 22% below MO $204,700±$20kHighest 11% below MO
Marshfield and Perryville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $944±$39Highest 9% below MO $710±$109Lowest 31% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,355Highest 30% below MO $1,259Lowest 35% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.6%±12.6Highest MO: 45.6% 27.1%±10.5Lowest MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 19%Highest MO: 12.6% 18.1%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 62.6%Lowest MO: 68.1% 64.4%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 4 yrs older than MO 1979Highest 1 yr newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 15% below MO 22 minHighest 6% below MO
Work from home 6.5%±2.7Highest MO: 13% 5.5%±3.2Lowest MO: 13%
Perryville and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 42.7%Highest 22.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.55Highest 1.28Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cape Girardeau (6%)Springfield (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MarshfieldFew work in Perryville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.8%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.4 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.1Lowest 87.0Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #130 of 226 in MO#166 of 226 in MO
School district PERRY CO. 32MARSHFIELD R-I
High school in town Perryville SR. HighMarshfield High
Students per teacherat that high school 18.2Highest 14.6Lowest
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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