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%

Roscoe$410/mo

Typical home $71K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · Housing →

Foley$1,570/mo

Typical home $266K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $635/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,160 a month, about $13,900 a year, between Foley and Roscoe.

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

DRoscoeBetter than 7% of districts in the state –FoleyNot 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

RoscoeFoley

Snow a year10″16″

January low21°F 20°F

July high90°F 87°F

Growing season (days)189d 181d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)77th 72nd

Outdoors & history

RoscoeFoley

Settled—1879

Archive photos—2

Community

RoscoeFoley

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

182 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RoscoeMO FoleyMO

Roscoe ↔ Foley182 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

RoscoeFoley

People

Population 101Lowest 140Highest

Median age 34.8±22.8Highest 11% below MO 33.8±21Lowest 13% below MO

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

Kids under 18 37.6%±31.9Highest MO: 22.3% 26.4%±19.6Lowest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 23.8%±19.6Highest MO: 17.9% 8.6%±21.5Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.6%Highest MO: 32.4% 6.3%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±16.8 MO: 5.7% 0%±12.1 MO: 5.7%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $43,611±$15kLowest 38% below MO $66,250±$40kHighest 6% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $71,300±$67kHighest 69% below MO $68,300±$21kLowest 70% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $635±$335 39% below MO

Property taxmedian, yearly $462Lowest 76% below MO $538Highest 72% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 14.3%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 12.9%Lowest MO: 12.6% 33.6%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 80.6%Lowest MO: 68.1% 84%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO 1970Highest 8 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest about the MO average 22 minLowest 5% below MO

Work from home 0%±54.5Lowest MO: 13% 10.5%±10.2Highest MO: 13%

Foley and Roscoe 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 41.3 miHighest 24.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.31Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Bolivar (18%)St. Peters (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FoleyFew work in Roscoe

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 54.7%Highest 0%Lowest

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 20.7Lowest 158Highest

Schools

School district ROSCOE C-1—

High school in town None in town—

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.

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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.

Roscoe vs Foley

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,160 more a month in Foley

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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