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Purcell vs Eagleville 224 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11× in Eagleville) and average commute (21 min in Eagleville).
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.
Purcell A small town of 324
Quiet strengths Purcell doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Eagleville A small town of 352
Quiet strengths Eagleville doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.
★ What stands out · 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 payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Purcell $520 /mo
Typical home $88K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $870/mo · Housing →
Eagleville $490 /mo
Typical home $81K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $542/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
Growing season (days) — 184d Outdoors & history
Famous people born here — 1 Community
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 224 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Purcell ↔ Eagleville 224 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
324 Lowest 352 Highest
Median age
39.7 ±13.5 Highest about the MO average 39.1 ±15.3 Lowest about the MO average
Kids under 18
31.8% ±8.1 Highest MO: 22.3% 23.6% ±8.1 Lowest MO: 22.3%
Age 65+
18.8% ±10.4 Lowest MO: 17.9% 23.6% ±7.6 Highest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
13.7% Lowest MO: 32.4% 16% Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.6% ±3.8 Lowest MO: 5.7% 7.7% ±4.2 Highest MO: 5.7%
Household incomemedian
— $41,563 ±$16k 41% below MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$87,700 ±$9k Highest 62% below MO $81,300 ±$28k Lowest 65% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$870 ±$413 Highest 16% below MO $542 ±$346 Lowest 48% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly
$721 Lowest 63% below MO $723 Highest 63% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
22.7% ±100 Lowest MO: 45.6% 66.7% ±46.1 Highest MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line
31.5% Highest MO: 12.6% 23.8% Lowest MO: 12.6%
Homeownersof occupied homes
73.3% Lowest MO: 68.1% 76.2% Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945 Lowest 33 yrs older than MO 1967 Highest 11 yrs older than MO
Average commuteone way
37 min Highest 55% above MO 16 min Lowest 34% below MO
Work from home
5.5% ±7.8 Highest MO: 13% 4.7% ±4.4 Lowest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents
0% Lowest 3.7% Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
11.8 mi Lowest 33.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.09 Lowest 0.99 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Joplin (25%) Bethany (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Eagleville Few work in Purcell
Conserved landshare of the town
0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
100 Highest 51.2 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 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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Towns like Purcell 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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