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Smithton vs Doolittle

83 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (7.7× in Smithton) and age 65+ (+19.8 pts in Doolittle).

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Smithton, MOA small town of 535Missouri · 535 people
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Doolittle, MOHomes around $192KMissouri · 561 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.

SmithtonA small town of 535
Quiet strengthsSmithton doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Smithton →
DoolittleHomes around $192K
Housing$192K typical home28% below the MO typical home All about Doolittle →
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.

Street grid7.7×
Smithton has the more walkable street grid
Smithton 147Doolittle 19.1
Age 65++19.8 pts
Doolittle has more people 65 and up
Doolittle 27.1%Smithton 7.3%
Jobs per worker2.5×
Smithton is more of a job hub
Smithton 0.90Doolittle 0.36
Average commute10 min
Doolittle has the shorter commute
Smithton 28 minDoolittle 18 min
Property tax bill+18%
Tax bills are bigger in Doolittle
Doolittle $1,022Smithton $866
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Smithton

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.

Smithton$1,490/mo
Typical home $254K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $929/mo · Housing →
Doolittle$1,140/mo
Typical home $192K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $633/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,200 a year, between Smithton and Doolittle.

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

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+SmithtonBetter than 40% of districts in the state –DoolittleNot 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
SmithtonDoolittle
Snow a year13″17″
January low19°F22°F
July high87°F89°F
Growing season (days)186d207d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)51st78th
Outdoors & history
SmithtonDoolittle
Settled—1943
Community
SmithtonDoolittle
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

83 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SmithtonMODoolittleMO
Smithton ↔ Doolittle83 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.

SmithtonDoolittle
People
Population 535Lowest 561Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.2%Lowest MO: +2.8% -10.5%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 36.7±4.1Highest 6% below MO 35.9±12.4Lowest 8% below MO
Smithton and Doolittle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.1%±17.9Highest MO: 22.3% 24.2%±7.9Lowest MO: 22.3%
Smithton and Doolittle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.3%±3.8Lowest MO: 17.9% 27.1%±12.4Highest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.8%Highest MO: 32.4% 10.7%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±3.3Highest MO: 5.7% 1.4%±1.7Lowest MO: 5.7%
Smithton and Doolittle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $55,288±$11kHighest 22% below MO $40,417±$17kLowest 43% below MO
Smithton and Doolittle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $116,400±$26kLowest 49% below MO $119,200±$16kHighest 48% below MO
Doolittle and Smithton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $929±$226Highest 10% below MO $633±$176Lowest 39% below MO
Smithton and Doolittle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $866Lowest 56% below MO $1,022Highest 48% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 89.3%±10.9Highest MO: 45.6% 9.1%±63.4Lowest MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 5.3%Lowest MO: 12.6% 14.3%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.9%Highest MO: 68.1% 83.4%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Lowest 10 yrs older than MO 1972Highest 6 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 21% above MO 18 minLowest 22% below MO
Work from home 5.3%±5.8Highest MO: 13% 4.3%±5.1Lowest MO: 13%
Smithton and Doolittle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.90Highest 0.36Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sedalia (29%)Rolla (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DoolittleFew work in Smithton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 147Highest 19.1Lowest
Schools
School district SMITHTON R-VI—
High school in town Smithton High—
Students per teacherat that high school 9.9 —
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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