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Purcell vs Eolia

231 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.8× in Eolia) and street grid (4.5× in Purcell).

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Purcell, MOA small town of 324Missouri · 324 people
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Eolia, MOHomes around $361KMissouri · 449 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.

PurcellA small town of 324
Quiet strengthsPurcell doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Purcell →
EoliaHomes around $361K
Housing$361K typical home35% above the MO typical home All about Eolia →
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.

Jobs per worker9.8×
Eolia is more of a job hub
Eolia 0.88Purcell 0.09
Street grid4.5×
Purcell has the more walkable street grid
Purcell 100Eolia 22.2
Average commute11 min
Eolia has the shorter commute
Purcell 37 minEolia 25 min
Typical home built32 yrs
Purcell’s homes are older
Eolia 1977Purcell 1945
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,630 more a month in Eolia

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.

Purcell$520/mo
Typical home $88K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $870/mo · Housing →
Eolia$2,150/mo
Typical home $361K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $908/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,630 a month, about $19,500 a year, between Eolia and Purcell.

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
–PurcellNot graded BEoliaBetter than 58% of districts in the state
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
PurcellEolia
Snow a year8″12″
January low—20°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—208d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th71st
Outdoors & history
PurcellEolia
Settled—1881
National Register places—1
Famous people born here—2
Community
PurcellEolia
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

231 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PurcellMOEoliaMO
Purcell ↔ Eolia231 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.

PurcellEolia
People
Population 324Lowest 449Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -9.6% MO: +2.8%
Median age 39.7±13.5Highest about the MO average 38.8±10.5Lowest about the MO average
Purcell and Eolia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.8%±8.1Highest MO: 22.3% 17.8%±5.9Lowest MO: 22.3%
Purcell and Eolia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.8%±10.4Lowest MO: 17.9% 21.6%±5.4Highest MO: 17.9%
Eolia and Purcell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.7%Lowest MO: 32.4% 15.3%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±3.8Lowest MO: 5.7% 3.6%±4.2Highest MO: 5.7%
Eolia and Purcell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $57,500±$16k 19% below MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $87,700±$9kHighest 62% below MO $85,000±$16kLowest 63% below MO
Purcell and Eolia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $870±$413Lowest 16% below MO $908±$416Highest 12% below MO
Eolia and Purcell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $721Highest 63% below MO $714Lowest 63% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.7%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 54.8%±17.3Highest MO: 45.6%
Eolia and Purcell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 31.5%Highest MO: 12.6% 7.3%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.3% MO: 68.1% 73.3% MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1945Lowest 33 yrs older than MO 1977Highest 1 yr older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 37 minHighest 55% above MO 25 minLowest 8% above MO
Work from home 5.5%±7.8Highest MO: 13% 2.2%±2.1Lowest MO: 13%
Purcell and Eolia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 5.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.88Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Joplin (25%)Bowling Green (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EoliaFew work in Purcell
Outdoors
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 100Highest 22.2Lowest
Schools
School district —PIKE CO. R-III
High school in town —Pike/Lincoln Technical CTR.
Students per teacherat that high school — 0.0
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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