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%

Sheldon$1,120/mo

Typical home $183K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $617/mo · Housing →

Leasburg$580/mo

Typical home $102K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $663/mo · Housing →

The difference: $550 a month, about $6,500 a year, between Sheldon and Leasburg.

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.

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

SheldonLeasburg

Snow a year7″—

January low22°F —

July high88°F —

Growing season (days)199d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th 77th

Community

SheldonLeasburg

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

166 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SheldonMO LeasburgMO

Sheldon ↔ Leasburg166 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

SheldonLeasburg

People

Population 443Highest 279Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -19.9% MO: +2.8% —

Median age 41.1±5.4Lowest 5% above MO 42.2±14Highest 8% above MO

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

Kids under 18 28.9%±4.4Highest MO: 22.3% 17.9%±6.3Lowest MO: 22.3%

Age 65+ 16.5%±5.7Highest MO: 17.9% 13.3%±8.3Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11%Lowest MO: 32.4% 11.7%Highest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±4.6Lowest MO: 5.7% 6.8%±8.7Highest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $41,848±$9kHighest 41% below MO $40,833±$9kLowest 42% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $67,500±$23kLowest 71% below MO $101,500±$32kHighest 56% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $617±$56Lowest 40% below MO $663±$440Highest 36% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $730Highest 63% below MO $547Lowest 72% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.5%±21.1Lowest MO: 45.6% 31.7%±18.9Highest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 37%Highest MO: 12.6% 25.1%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 43.2%Lowest MO: 68.1% 48.4%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 13 yrs older than MO 1967Highest 11 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 13% below MO 29 minHighest 23% above MO

Work from home 4.4%±4.8Lowest MO: 13% 9.3%±14Highest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miLowest 29.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Highest 0.09Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Nevada (27%)Cuba (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LeasburgFew work in Sheldon

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 89.8Highest 79.2Lowest

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.

Sheldon vs Leasburg

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $550 more a month in Sheldon

What daily life feels like in each

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