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Pilot Knob vs Ironton

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+13.5 pts in Ironton) and growth since 2010 (+11.1 pts in Ironton).

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Pilot Knob, MOHomes around $140KMissouri · 653 people
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Ironton, MOOne of the healthiest townsMissouri · 1,692 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.

Pilot KnobHomes around $140K
Housing$140K typical home48% below the MO typical home HistorySettled in 18582 places on the National Register All about Pilot Knob →
IrontonOne of the healthiest towns
Health89% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$135K typical home50% below the MO typical home SchoolsBetter than 77%of MO districts All about Ironton →
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.

Kids under 18+13.5 pts
Ironton has more kids
Ironton 28.8%Pilot Knob 15.3%
Growth since 2010+11.1 pts
Ironton has grown faster since 2010
Ironton +1%Pilot Knob -10.1%
Bachelor’s degree++21.1 pts
More adults in Ironton have a degree
Ironton 28.4%Pilot Knob 7.3%
Homeowners+20.3 pts renters
Pilot Knob has more renters
Ironton 74.2%Pilot Knob 53.9%
Size2.6×
Ironton is the bigger place
Ironton 1,692Pilot Knob 653
Work in town+12.2 pts
More of Ironton’s workers stay in town
Ironton 16.5%Pilot Knob 4.3%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Pilot Knob and Ironton share a border

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

Pilot KnobIrontonPilot KnobIronton
Pilot Knob ↔ Ironton2.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
32 Pilot Knob residents work in Ironton (12.6% of its workers)
26 Ironton residents work in Pilot Knob (4.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Pilot Knob →
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.

Pilot Knob$820/mo
Typical home $140K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $660/mo · Housing →
Ironton$770/mo
Typical home $135K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $738/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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools
–Pilot KnobNot graded A−IrontonBetter than 77% of districts in the state
Health
–Pilot KnobNot graded DIrontonHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns
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
Pilot KnobIronton
Snow a year9″9″
January low21°F21°F
July high88°F88°F
Growing season (days)174d174d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)92nd92nd
Outdoors & history
Pilot KnobIronton
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land8.3%—
Settled1858—
National Register places23
Archive photos65
Famous people born here—4
Community
Pilot KnobIronton
Library hours a week—50 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.

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.

Pilot KnobIronton
People
Population 653Lowest 1,692Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -10.1%Lowest MO: +2.8% +1%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 47.7±20.6Highest 22% above MO 36.3±2.7Lowest 7% below MO
Pilot Knob and Ironton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.3%±4.8Lowest MO: 22.3% 28.8%±3.5Highest MO: 22.3%
Age 65+ 23.4%±5.6Highest MO: 17.9% 17.8%±2.7Lowest MO: 17.9%
Pilot Knob and Ironton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.3%Lowest MO: 32.4% 28.4%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±3.3Lowest MO: 5.7% 5.1%±2.5Highest MO: 5.7%
Ironton and Pilot Knob are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $44,500±$11kLowest 37% below MO $46,750±$6kHighest 34% below MO
Ironton and Pilot Knob are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $108,000±$8kLowest 53% below MO $120,000±$8kHighest 48% below MO
Ironton and Pilot Knob are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $660±$90Lowest 36% below MO $738±$144Highest 29% below MO
Ironton and Pilot Knob are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $828Highest 57% below MO $726Lowest 63% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.7%±18.3Lowest MO: 45.6% 47.7%±16.6Highest MO: 45.6%
Ironton and Pilot Knob are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.5%Highest MO: 12.6% 14.5%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 53.9%Lowest MO: 68.1% 74.2%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 7 yrs older than MO 1965Lowest 13 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 8% below MO 23 minHighest about the MO average
Work from home 0%±4Lowest MO: 13% 9%±6.1Highest MO: 13%
Ironton and Pilot Knob are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.3%Lowest 16.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.89Lowest 1.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Farmington (13%)Farmington (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 13% work in Ironton5% work in Pilot Knob
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.3%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 60.5Lowest 71.4Highest
Schools
School district —ARCADIA VALLEY R-II
High school in town —Arcadia Valley High
Students per teacherat that high school — 14.3
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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