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Queen City vs Gideon

310 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (15× in Gideon) and growth since 2010 (+22.6 pts in Queen City).

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Queen City, MOA small town of 650Missouri · 650 people
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Gideon, MOHomes around $84KMissouri · 662 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.

Queen CityA small town of 650
Quiet strengthsQueen City doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Queen City →
GideonHomes around $84K
Housing$84K typical home69% below the MO typical home SchoolsBetter than 24%of MO districts All about Gideon →
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.

Trails15×
Gideon has more miles of trail
Gideon 1.5 miQueen City 0.1 mi
Growth since 2010+22.6 pts
Queen City has grown faster since 2010
Queen City -6%Gideon -28.6%
Street grid2.1×
Queen City has the more walkable street grid
Queen City 76.9Gideon 36.1
Jobs per worker+88%
Queen City is more of a job hub
Queen City 1.37Gideon 0.73
★ 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.

Queen City$390/mo
Typical home $67K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $383/mo · Housing →
Gideon$500/mo
Typical home $84K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $489/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Gideon and Queen City.

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
B−Queen CityBetter than 47% of districts in the state C−GideonBetter than 24% 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
Queen CityGideon
Snow a year23″7″
January low—28°F
July high—88°F
Growing season (days)—227d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd89th
Outdoors & history
Queen CityGideon
Trails0 mi2 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Settled18671900
Archive photos—4
Community
Queen CityGideon
Library hours a week—28 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

310 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Queen CityMOGideonMO
Queen City ↔ Gideon310 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.

Queen CityGideon
People
Population 650Lowest 662Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6%Highest MO: +2.8% -28.6%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 49.8±4.5Highest 28% above MO 46.3±9.7Lowest 19% above MO
Queen City and Gideon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.2%±6Highest MO: 22.3% 22.1%±5.6Lowest MO: 22.3%
Queen City and Gideon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.7%±6.9Lowest MO: 17.9% 26%±7.3Highest MO: 17.9%
Gideon and Queen City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 1.4%Lowest MO: 32.4% 7.3%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±6Highest MO: 5.7% 3.2%±2.6Lowest MO: 5.7%
Queen City and Gideon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,884±$8kHighest 31% below MO $41,538±$8kLowest 41% below MO
Queen City and Gideon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $66,900±$35kHighest 71% below MO $55,500±$11kLowest 76% below MO
Queen City and Gideon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $383±$35Lowest 63% below MO $489±$88Highest 53% below MO
Gideon and Queen City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $487Highest 75% below MO $426Lowest 78% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 23.3%±30.3Lowest MO: 45.6% 64.9%±26.8Highest MO: 45.6%
Gideon and Queen City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.6%Lowest MO: 12.6% 26.7%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.1%Highest MO: 68.1% 66.7%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 14 yrs older than MO 1960Lowest 18 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 9% above MO 25 minLowest 5% above MO
Work from home 2.6%±3Highest MO: 13% 0%±4.9Lowest MO: 13%
Queen City and Gideon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 12.7%Highest 10.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 23.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.37Highest 0.73Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kirksville (19%)Portageville (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GideonFew work in Queen City
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 1.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 76.9Highest 36.1Lowest
Schools
School district SCHUYLER CO. R-IGIDEON 37
High school in town Schuyler Co. HighGideon High
Students per teacherat that high school 10.7Lowest 11.3Highest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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