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

C+PerryvilleSafer than 44% of U.S. towns DSullivanSafer than 5% of U.S. towns

Schools

CPerryvilleBetter than 34% of districts in the state A−SullivanBetter than 76% of districts in the state

Health

C−PerryvilleHealthier than 22% of U.S. towns C−SullivanHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns

12Perryville

9Sullivan

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

SafestSafety · 156 towns #69#140 Lowest depressionHealth · 261 towns #92#203 Lowest obesityHealth · 261 towns #94#203 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #17#112 Highest graduation rateSchools · 216 towns #170#96 Best schoolsSchools · 226 towns #130#53 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #97#180 Highest incomeIncome · 261 towns #186#117

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

Perryville$1,400/mo

Typical home $238K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $944/mo · Housing →

Sullivan$1,250/mo

Typical home $211K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $919/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Perryville and Sullivan.

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

PerryvilleSullivan

Snow a year5″8″

January low21°F —

July high88°F —

Growing season (days)182d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st 32nd

Outdoors & history

PerryvilleSullivan

Trails12 mi 0 mi

Conserved land8.8%2.2%

Settled1821 —

National Register places5 2

Archive photos12 —

Famous people born here5 —

Community

PerryvilleSullivan

Library hours a week49 hrs 59 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

78 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PerryvilleMO SullivanMO

Perryville ↔ Sullivan78 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

PerryvilleSullivan

People

Population 8,536Highest 6,310Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4%Highest MO: +2.8% -2.5%Lowest MO: +2.8%

Median age 38.6±2.5Lowest about the MO average 39.4±4.1Highest about the MO average

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

Kids under 18 24.4%±2.8Highest MO: 22.3% 24.1%±4.5Lowest MO: 22.3%

Perryville and Sullivan 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% 20.3%±3.4Highest MO: 17.9%

Sullivan 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% 18.9%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±1.4Highest MO: 5.7% 2.1%±1.4Lowest MO: 5.7%

Perryville and Sullivan 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 $63,370±$8kHighest 10% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $179,700±$11kHighest 22% below MO $163,200±$7kLowest 29% below MO

Perryville and Sullivan 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 $919±$56Lowest 11% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,355Lowest 30% below MO $1,372Highest 30% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.6%±12.6Highest MO: 45.6% 41%±9.2Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 19%Highest MO: 12.6% 11.4%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 62.6%Highest MO: 68.1% 62.4%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 4 yrs older than MO 1976Highest 2 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 15% below MO 22 minHighest 7% below MO

Work from home 6.5%±2.7Highest MO: 13% 5.4%±2.7Lowest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 42.7%Highest 26.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 25.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.55Highest 1.43Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Cape Girardeau (6%)Union (4%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SullivanFew work in Perryville

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 8.8%Highest 2.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 12.4 miHighest 0.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 3Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.1Highest 56.6Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #130 of 226 in MO #53 of 226 in MO

School district PERRY CO. 32SULLIVAN

High school in town Perryville SR. HighSullivan SR. High

Students per teacherat that high school 18.2Highest 13.9Lowest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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.

Perryville vs Sullivan

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Perryville places higher on 12 of 21 MO lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

78 miles apart

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