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%

Sherrill Township$690/mo

Typical home $121K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $721/mo · Housing →

Tipton$1,100/mo

Typical home $190K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $785/mo · Housing →

The difference: $410 a month, about $4,900 a year, between Tipton and Sherrill Township.

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

Tipton places higher on 11 of 18 MO lists

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

BSherrill TownshipBetter than 62% of districts in the state C−TiptonBetter than 18% of districts in the state

Health

D−Sherrill TownshipHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns C−TiptonHealthier than 17% of U.S. towns

7Sherrill Township

11Tipton

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #251#102 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #233#106 Most activeHealth · 261 towns #235#138 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #179#107 HealthiestHealth · 261 towns #246#170 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 261 towns #237#179 Best schoolsSchools · 226 towns #151#197 Fewest smokersHealth · 261 towns #250#199

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Sherrill Township’s rankings →

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

Sherrill TownshipTipton

Snow a year11″10″

January low21°F 20°F

July high88°F 88°F

Growing season (days)181d 195d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th 29th

Outdoors & history

Sherrill TownshipTipton

Trails19 mi 0 mi

Conserved land1.1%2.3%

National Register places—2

Famous people born here—5

Community

Sherrill TownshipTipton

Library hours a week39 hrs 32 hrs

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

94 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sherrill TownshipTexas County TiptonMO

Sherrill Township ↔ Tipton94 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

Sherrill TownshipTipton

People

Population 5,408Highest 2,667Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.4%Highest MO: +2.8% -10.5%Lowest MO: +2.8%

Median age 39.4±3Lowest about the MO average 39.6±4.4Highest about the MO average

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

Kids under 18 19.4%±4.1 MO: 22.3% 19.4%±4 MO: 22.3%

Age 65+ 16.4%±2.8Highest MO: 17.9% 15.6%±4.1Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.5%Highest MO: 32.4% 7%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±0.9Lowest MO: 5.7% 4.1%±2Highest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $46,987±$8kLowest 34% below MO $49,257±$6kHighest 30% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $120,900±$42kLowest 48% below MO $130,200±$17kHighest 43% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $721±$64Lowest 30% below MO $785±$79Highest 24% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $711Lowest 64% below MO $911Highest 53% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.4%±15.6Highest MO: 45.6% 32.8%±17.1Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 26.3%Highest MO: 12.6% 20.4%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71.8%Highest MO: 68.1% 70.4%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 1 yr older than MO 1970Lowest 8 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 20% above MO 21 minLowest 11% below MO

Work from home 7.2%±3.6Lowest MO: 13% 10%±6.9Highest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 19.2%Highest 16.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 28.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.92 0.92

Top workplaceoutside town Licking (16%)Jefferson City (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TiptonFew work in Sherrill Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.1%Lowest 2.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 18.5 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 7.4Lowest 70.9Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #151 of 226 in MO #197 of 226 in MO

School district DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS · LICKING R-VIIITIPTON R-VI

High school in town Licking HighTipton High

Students per teacherat that high school 12.3Highest 12.2Lowest

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Sherrill Township vs Tipton

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $410 more a month in Tipton

Tipton places higher on 11 of 18 MO lists

What daily life feels like in each

94 miles apart

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