Guest, Sign inJoin
Compare towns

Rives vs De Witt

287 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.4× in De Witt) and average commute (6 min in De Witt).

×
Rives, MOA small town of 64Missouri · 64 people
×
De Witt, MOA small town of 55Missouri · 55 people
Swap order
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.

RivesA small town of 64
Quiet strengthsRives doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rives →
De WittA small town of 55
Quiet strengthsDe Witt doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about De Witt →
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.

Street grid3.4×
De Witt has the more walkable street grid
De Witt 112Rives 33.1
Average commute6 min
De Witt has the shorter commute
Rives 31 minDe Witt 25 min
Homeowners+10 pts renters
De Witt has more renters
Rives 100%De Witt 90%
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
RivesDe Witt
Snow a year4″12″
January low—20°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—201d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)84th46th
Community
RivesDe Witt
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

287 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RivesMODe WittMO
Rives ↔ De Witt287 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.

RivesDe Witt
People
Population 64Highest 55Lowest
Median age 73±36.5Highest 87% above MO 66.1±7.2Lowest 69% above MO
Rives and De Witt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.4%±42.7Highest MO: 22.3% 0%±61.7Lowest MO: 22.3%
Rives and De Witt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 56.3%±53.8Lowest MO: 17.9% 58.2%±55.1Highest MO: 17.9%
De Witt and Rives are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7%Highest MO: 32.4% 4%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±19Lowest MO: 5.7% 5.5%±22.8Highest MO: 5.7%
De Witt and Rives are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $45,000±$26k 80% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly — $292 85% below MO
Below poverty line 4.7%Lowest MO: 12.6% 18.2%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MO: 68.1% 90%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 4 yrs older than MO 1967Lowest 11 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 32% above MO 25 minLowest 8% above MO
Work from home 0%±57.1Lowest MO: 13% 16.7%±20.2Highest MO: 13%
De Witt and Rives are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 40.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kennett (25%)Carrollton (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in De WittFew work in Rives
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 33.1Lowest 112Highest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 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.

Rives neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to Rives’s Town Square.

De Witt neighborsTown Square →

Your question goes to De Witt’s Town Square.

Add a town

Set another town beside Rives and De Witt

One tap adds it. Up to 4 towns at once.

Towns like Rives

E
+ Compare
Ethel65 people
D
+ Compare
Dallas Township91 people
D
+ Compare
Deerfield43 people · $114K homes
H
+ Compare
Harrison Township127 people
Not sure which town to add? Find your place ranks Missouri towns on what matters to you.Find your place →

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.

Post to Rives

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in