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%

Qulin$990/mo

Typical home $148K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $624/mo · Housing →

Marston$410/mo

Typical home $70K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $682/mo · Housing →

The difference: $590 a month, about $7,000 a year, between Qulin and Marston.

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

C+QulinBetter than 39% of districts in the state –MarstonNot graded

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

QulinMarston

Snow a year4″7″

January low—28°F

July high—88°F

Growing season (days)—227d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th 93rd

Community

QulinMarston

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

36 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

QulinMO MarstonMO

Qulin ↔ Marston36 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

QulinMarston

People

Population 570Highest 400Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -21.1% MO: +2.8%

Median age 40.7±14.1Highest 4% above MO 38.2±18.4Lowest about the MO average

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

Kids under 18 6.8%±5Lowest MO: 22.3% 25.8%±7.3Highest MO: 22.3%

Age 65+ 17.2%±13.4Highest MO: 17.9% 9.5%±9.2Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.9%Highest MO: 32.4% 2.9%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±6.3Highest MO: 5.7% 0%±4.2Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $23,365±$9kLowest 67% below MO $35,000±$11kHighest 50% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $64,300±$18k 72% below MO

Rentmedian gross, monthly $624±$13Lowest 40% below MO $682±$31Highest 34% below MO

Property taxmedian, yearly $427Lowest 78% below MO $465Highest 76% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 83.7%±38.1Highest MO: 45.6% 46.5%±58.4Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 40.4%Highest MO: 12.6% 32.5%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 47.5%Highest MO: 68.1% 41.5%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979 1 yr newer than MO 1979 1 yr newer than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 17% above MO 47 minHighest 101% above MO

Work from home 1.2%±1.3Highest MO: 13% 0%±7.9Lowest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.6%Lowest 3.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 25.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Lowest 4.79Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Poplar Bluff (31%)New Madrid (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MarstonFew work in Qulin

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 136Highest 60.2Lowest

Schools

School district TWIN RIVERS R-X—

High school in town None in town—

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

Deciding?

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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.

Qulin vs Marston

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $590 more a month in Qulin

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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