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Salem Township vs Arbyrd

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (8.3× in Arbyrd) and home values (+72% in Salem Township).

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Salem Township, MOOne of the healthiest townsDunklin County · 2,439 people
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Arbyrd, MOHomes around $60KMissouri · 432 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.

Salem TownshipOne of the healthiest towns
Health98% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 15%of MO districts HistorySettled in 184510 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Salem Township →
ArbyrdHomes around $60K
Housing$60K typical home78% below the MO typical home All about Arbyrd →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid8.3×
Arbyrd has the more walkable street grid
Arbyrd 40.0Salem Township 4.8
Home values+72%
Homes cost more in Salem Township
Salem Township $80,700Arbyrd $46,800
Size5.6×
Salem Township is the bigger place
Salem Township 2,439Arbyrd 432
Jobs per worker2.7×
Salem Township is more of a job hub
Salem Township 0.63Arbyrd 0.23
Property tax bill+49%
Tax bills are bigger in Salem Township
Salem Township $554Arbyrd $372
Average commute6 min
Arbyrd has the shorter commute
Salem Township 27 minArbyrd 21 min
★ 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.

Salem Township$470/mo
Typical home $81K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $565/mo · Housing →
Arbyrd$350/mo
Typical home $60K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $618/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Salem Township and Arbyrd.

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.

Where they are

Salem Township and Arbyrd share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Salem TownshipArbyrdSalem TownshipArbyrd
Salem Township ↔ Arbyrd4.9 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
3 Arbyrd residents work in Salem Township (2.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Arbyrd →
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
C−Salem TownshipBetter than 15% of districts in the state –ArbyrdNot graded
Health
D−Salem TownshipHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns –ArbyrdNot 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
Salem TownshipArbyrd
Snow a year4″4″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st83rd
Outdoors & history
Salem TownshipArbyrd
Trails9 mi—
Conserved land3.9%—
Settled18451919
Archive photos105
Community
Salem TownshipArbyrd
Library hours a week20 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.

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.

Salem TownshipArbyrd
People
Population 2,439Highest 432Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -15.1%Highest MO: +2.8% -20.6%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 37±5.7Highest 5% below MO 28.1±4.9Lowest 28% below MO
Salem Township and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.7%±4.7Lowest MO: 22.3% 29.6%±8.4Highest MO: 22.3%
Arbyrd and Salem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.2%±3.1Highest MO: 17.9% 12.5%±4.8Lowest MO: 17.9%
Salem Township and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.9%Highest MO: 32.4% 7%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±1.7Highest MO: 5.7% 1.2%±3.2Lowest MO: 5.7%
Salem Township and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $40,352±$9kHighest 43% below MO $37,000±$18kLowest 48% below MO
Salem Township and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $80,700±$17kHighest 65% below MO $46,800±$12kLowest 80% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $565±$117Lowest 45% below MO $618±$28Highest 40% below MO
Arbyrd and Salem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $554Highest 72% below MO $372Lowest 81% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.4%±8.4Highest MO: 45.6% 21.9%±39.3Lowest MO: 45.6%
Salem Township and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 23.1%Lowest MO: 12.6% 27.1%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 64%Lowest MO: 68.1% 73.1%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 5 yrs older than MO 1961Lowest 17 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 16% above MO 21 minLowest 11% below MO
Work from home 2.2%±1.9Highest MO: 13% 0%±7.2Lowest MO: 13%
Salem Township and Arbyrd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 13.2%Highest 2.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Highest 0.23Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Kennett (12%)Paragould (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Arbyrd2% work in Salem Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.8Lowest 40.0Highest
Schools
School district SENATH-HORNERSVILLE C-8—
High school in town Senath-Hornersville High Schoo—
Students per teacherat that high school 12.3 —
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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