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Reeds vs Middletown 204 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+76% in Reeds) and average commute (11 min in Reeds).
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Reeds, MO A small town of 208 Missouri · 208 people
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.
Reeds A small town of 208
Quiet strengths Reeds doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Reeds →
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 $450 more a month in Middletown 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
Reeds $1,650 /mo
Typical home $286K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →
Middletown $2,100 /mo
Typical home $330K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.33% · or rent about $773/mo · Housing →
The difference: $450 a month , about $5,400 a year , between Middletown and Reeds.
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.
Outdoors & history
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 204 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Reeds ↔ Middletown 204 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
208 Lowest 248 Highest
Median age
30 ±29.4 Highest 23% below MO 28.3 ±2.3 Lowest 27% below MO
Kids under 18
33.7% ±18 Highest MO: 22.3% 30.6% ±7 Lowest MO: 22.3%
Age 65+
4.3% ±17.7 Lowest MO: 17.9% 6.9% ±10.3 Highest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
1.9% Lowest MO: 32.4% 2.7% Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
10.1% ±11.7 Highest MO: 5.7% 1.2% ±5.1 Lowest MO: 5.7%
Household incomemedian
$35,750 ±$23k Lowest 49% below MO $50,625 ±$2k Highest 28% below MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$114,600 ±$43k Highest 50% below MO $65,000 ±$5k Lowest 72% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly
— $773 ±$26 25% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly
$733 Lowest 62% below MO $862 Highest 56% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
100% ±94.3 Highest MO: 45.6% 37% ±53.5 Lowest MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line
52.4% Highest MO: 12.6% 17.3% Lowest MO: 12.6%
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.9% Highest MO: 68.1% 66.3% Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981 Highest 3 yrs newer than MO 1973 Lowest 5 yrs older than MO
Average commuteone way
32 min Lowest 34% above MO 42 min Highest 79% above MO
Work from home
24.7% ±27.1 Highest MO: 13% 9.4% ±7.9 Lowest MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents
0% Lowest 1.7% Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
19.3 mi Lowest 37.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.00 Lowest 0.19 Highest
Top workplaceoutside town
Sarcoxie (15%) Montgomery City (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Middletown Few work in Reeds
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
91.3 Highest 62.8 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.
Reeds or Middletown: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Reeds? → Moving to Reeds: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Reeds’s Town Square.
Middletown or Reeds: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Middletown? → Moving to Middletown: what should I know? →
Your question goes to Middletown’s Town Square.
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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