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Risco vs Fillmore

368 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (22.7× in Risco) and street grid (3.3× in Fillmore).

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Risco, MOHomes around $85KMissouri · 288 people
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Fillmore, MOA small town of 299Missouri · 299 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.

RiscoHomes around $85K
Housing$85K typical home68% below the MO typical home SchoolsBetter than 32%of MO districts All about Risco →
FillmoreA small town of 299
Quiet strengthsFillmore doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Fillmore →
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 worker22.7×
Risco is more of a job hub
Risco 0.68Fillmore 0.03
Street grid3.3×
Fillmore has the more walkable street grid
Fillmore 154Risco 46.4
Typical home built28 yrs
Fillmore’s homes are older
Risco 1966Fillmore 1938
Average commute8 min
Risco has the shorter commute
Fillmore 32 minRisco 24 min
Property tax bill+18%
Tax bills are bigger in Risco
Risco $826Fillmore $700
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $930 more a month in Fillmore

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.

Risco$540/mo
Typical home $85K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.33% · or rent about $696/mo · Housing →
Fillmore$1,470/mo
Typical home $247K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.84% · or rent about $783/mo · Housing →

The difference: $930 a month, about $11,100 a year, between Fillmore and Risco.

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
CRiscoBetter than 32% of districts in the state –FillmoreNot 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
RiscoFillmore
Snow a year7″21″
January low28°F17°F
July high88°F87°F
Growing season (days)227d182d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)89th80th
Outdoors & history
RiscoFillmore
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled—1845
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—1
Community
RiscoFillmore
Library hours a week8 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

368 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RiscoMOFillmoreMO
Risco ↔ Fillmore368 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.

RiscoFillmore
People
Population 288Lowest 299Highest
Median age 36.7±18.5Highest 6% below MO 35.2±4.2Lowest 10% below MO
Risco and Fillmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.5%±9.4Lowest MO: 22.3% 32.4%±9.6Highest MO: 22.3%
Fillmore and Risco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.7%±8.5Highest MO: 17.9% 14%±9Lowest MO: 17.9%
Risco and Fillmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.1%Highest MO: 32.4% 3.7%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.9 MO: 5.7% 0%±5.7 MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $48,000±$11k 32% below MO —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $62,300±$28kLowest 73% below MO $83,100±$17kHighest 64% below MO
Fillmore and Risco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $696±$82Lowest 33% below MO $783±$241Highest 24% below MO
Fillmore and Risco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $826Highest 58% below MO $700Lowest 64% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 29.4%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 30%±100Highest MO: 45.6%
Fillmore and Risco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 25.3%Highest MO: 12.6% 5.4%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 78.6%Lowest MO: 68.1% 80%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 12 yrs older than MO 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest about the MO average 32 minHighest 37% above MO
Work from home 0%±10.8Lowest MO: 13% 3.1%±6Highest MO: 13%
Fillmore and Risco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.68Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Gideon (12%)St. Joseph (51%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FillmoreFew work in Risco
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 46.4Lowest 154Highest
Schools
School district RISCO R-II—
High school in town Risco High—
Students per teacherat that high school 9.4 —
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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