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Sheldon vs Lowry City

45 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (24 min in Sheldon) and growth since 2010 (+15.7 pts in Lowry City).

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Sheldon, MOHomes around $183KMissouri · 443 people
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Lowry City, MOHomes around $152KMissouri · 618 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.

SheldonHomes around $183K
Housing$183K typical home32% below the MO typical home All about Sheldon →
Lowry CityHomes around $152K
Housing$152K typical home43% below the MO typical home All about Lowry City →
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.

Average commute24 min
Sheldon has the shorter commute
Lowry City 44 minSheldon 20 min
Growth since 2010+15.7 pts
Lowry City has grown faster since 2010
Lowry City -4.2%Sheldon -19.9%
Property tax bill+57%
Tax bills are bigger in Sheldon
Sheldon $730Lowry City $465
Jobs per worker+67%
Lowry City is more of a job hub
Lowry City 0.65Sheldon 0.39
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Sheldon

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.

Sheldon$1,120/mo
Typical home $183K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $617/mo · Housing →
Lowry City$870/mo
Typical home $152K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $715/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Sheldon and Lowry City.

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
SheldonLowry City
Snow a year7″10″
January low22°F21°F
July high88°F90°F
Growing season (days)199d189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th61st
Outdoors & history
SheldonLowry City
Settled—1871
Archive photos—2
Famous people born here—1
Community
SheldonLowry City
Library hours a week—22 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.

Where they are

45 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SheldonMOLowry CityMO
Sheldon ↔ Lowry City45 miles apart
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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.

SheldonLowry City
People
Population 443Lowest 618Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -19.9%Lowest MO: +2.8% -4.2%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 41.1±5.4Lowest 5% above MO 45±13.2Highest 15% above MO
Lowry City 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% 21.5%±8.3Lowest MO: 22.3%
Sheldon and Lowry City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.5%±5.7Highest MO: 17.9% 15.9%±4.2Lowest MO: 17.9%
Sheldon and Lowry City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11%Highest MO: 32.4% 6.9%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±4.6Highest MO: 5.7% 1.8%±3.2Lowest MO: 5.7%
Sheldon and Lowry City 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 $41,250±$17kLowest 42% below MO
Sheldon and Lowry City 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 $82,200±$14kHighest 64% below MO
Lowry City 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 $715±$393Highest 31% below MO
Lowry City 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 $465Lowest 76% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.5%±21.1Lowest MO: 45.6% 36.5%±19.1Highest MO: 45.6%
Lowry City 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% 26.9%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 43.2%Lowest MO: 68.1% 50.6%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 13 yrs older than MO 1970Highest 8 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 13% below MO 44 minHighest 89% above MO
Work from home 4.4%±4.8Lowest MO: 13% 8.3%±8.8Highest MO: 13%
Lowry City 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%Lowest 3.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miLowest 34.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Lowest 0.65Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Nevada (27%)Appleton City (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lowry CityFew 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 89.8Lowest 92.5Highest
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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