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Rutledge vs Brandsville

254 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.3× in Brandsville) and trails (6× in Brandsville).

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Rutledge, MOA small town of 112Missouri · 112 people
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Brandsville, MOA small town of 139Missouri · 139 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.

RutledgeA small town of 112
Quiet strengthsRutledge doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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BrandsvilleA small town of 139
Quiet strengthsBrandsville doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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 worker6.3×
Brandsville is more of a job hub
Brandsville 1.45Rutledge 0.23
Trails6×
Brandsville has more miles of trail
Brandsville 0.6 miRutledge 0.1 mi
Typical home built56 yrs
Rutledge’s homes are older
Brandsville 1994Rutledge 1938
Street grid+74%
Rutledge has the more walkable street grid
Rutledge 89.9Brandsville 51.6
Average commute4 min
Brandsville has the shorter commute
Rutledge 30 minBrandsville 25 min
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
RutledgeBrandsville
Snow a year20″9″
January low—22°F
July high—89°F
Growing season (days)—189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)56th57th
Outdoors & history
RutledgeBrandsville
Settled—1883
National Register places1—
Archive photos1—
Community
RutledgeBrandsville
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

254 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RutledgeMOBrandsvilleMO
Rutledge ↔ Brandsville254 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.

RutledgeBrandsville
People
Population 112Lowest 139Highest
Median age 16.9±28.3Lowest 57% below MO 23.5±45.5Highest 40% below MO
Brandsville and Rutledge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 50.9%±49.8Highest MO: 22.3% 38.8%±15.4Lowest MO: 22.3%
Rutledge and Brandsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.2%±23.2Lowest MO: 17.9% 30.9%±24.8Highest MO: 17.9%
Brandsville and Rutledge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.4%Highest MO: 32.4% 3.4%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15.2Lowest MO: 5.7% 0.7%±8.7Highest MO: 5.7%
Brandsville and Rutledge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $53,750±$49kLowest 24% below MO $68,971±$29kHighest about the MO average
Brandsville and Rutledge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $42,500±$38k 82% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $308 84% below MO —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 40%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%
Rutledge and Brandsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.1%Lowest MO: 12.6% 7.9%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.1%Lowest MO: 68.1% 84.4%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO 1994Highest 16 yrs newer than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 26% above MO 25 minLowest 8% above MO
Work from home 5.9%±10.8Highest MO: 13% 0%±80Lowest MO: 13%
Rutledge and Brandsville 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 20.8 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 1.45Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Memphis (18%)West Plains (55%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BrandsvilleFew work in Rutledge
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miLowest 1.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 89.9Highest 51.6Lowest
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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