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Ridgeway vs Queen City

72 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (10 min in Ridgeway) and jobs per worker (2× in Queen City).

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Ridgeway, MOA small town of 478Missouri · 478 people
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Queen City, MOA small town of 650Missouri · 650 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.

RidgewayA small town of 478
Quiet strengthsRidgeway doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ridgeway →
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 →
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.

Average commute10 min
Ridgeway has the shorter commute
Queen City 26 minRidgeway 16 min
Jobs per worker2×
Queen City is more of a job hub
Queen City 1.37Ridgeway 0.68
Property tax bill+24%
Tax bills are bigger in Ridgeway
Ridgeway $606Queen City $487
Work in town+8.8 pts
More of Queen City’s workers stay in town
Queen City 12.7%Ridgeway 3.9%
Street grid+42%
Queen City has the more walkable street grid
Queen City 76.9Ridgeway 54.2
★ 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.

Ridgeway$490/mo
Typical home $83K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $435/mo · Housing →
Queen City$390/mo
Typical home $67K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $383/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Ridgeway 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
–RidgewayNot graded B−Queen CityBetter than 47% 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
RidgewayQueen City
Snow a year21″23″
January low16°F—
July high87°F—
Growing season (days)186d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th43rd
Outdoors & history
RidgewayQueen City
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled—1867
Community
RidgewayQueen City
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

72 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RidgewayMOQueen CityMO
Ridgeway ↔ Queen City72 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.

RidgewayQueen City
People
Population 478Lowest 650Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -6% MO: +2.8%
Median age 46.5±7.4Lowest 19% above MO 49.8±4.5Highest 28% above MO
Queen City and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.9%±6.4Lowest MO: 22.3% 23.2%±6Highest MO: 22.3%
Queen City and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.9%±4Lowest MO: 17.9% 23.7%±6.9Highest MO: 17.9%
Queen City and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.5%Highest MO: 32.4% 1.4%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±2.7Lowest MO: 5.7% 6.2%±6Highest MO: 5.7%
Queen City and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $39,000±$13kLowest 45% below MO $48,884±$8kHighest 31% below MO
Queen City and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $83,100±$22kHighest 64% below MO $66,900±$35kLowest 71% below MO
Ridgeway and Queen City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $435±$380Highest 58% below MO $383±$35Lowest 63% below MO
Ridgeway and Queen City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $606Highest 69% below MO $487Lowest 75% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25.6%±58Highest MO: 45.6% 23.3%±30.3Lowest MO: 45.6%
Ridgeway and Queen City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 34.5%Highest MO: 12.6% 10.6%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.3%Lowest MO: 68.1% 67.1%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 22 yrs older than MO 1964Highest 14 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 33% below MO 26 minHighest 9% above MO
Work from home 0%±9.6Lowest MO: 13% 2.6%±3Highest MO: 13%
Queen City and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.9%Lowest 12.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.68Lowest 1.37Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bethany (17%)Kirksville (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Queen CityFew work in Ridgeway
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 54.2Lowest 76.9Highest
Schools
School district —SCHUYLER CO. R-I
High school in town —Schuyler Co. High
Students per teacherat that high school — 10.7
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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