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%

Stark City$590/mo

Typical home $102K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $1,069/mo · Housing →

Old Appleton$460/mo

Typical home $79K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Stark City and Old Appleton.

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

Stark CityOld Appleton

Snow a year8″6″

January low25°F —

July high90°F —

Growing season (days)206d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st 75th

Outdoors & history

Stark CityOld Appleton

National Register places—1

Archive photos—3

Community

Stark CityOld Appleton

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

251 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Stark CityMO Old AppletonMO

Stark City ↔ Old Appleton251 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

Stark CityOld Appleton

People

Population 133Highest 109Lowest

Median age 42.8±11.7Highest 10% above MO 37.1±17.3Lowest 5% below MO

Stark City and Old Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 19.5%±19.7Lowest MO: 22.3% 36.7%±19.9Highest MO: 22.3%

Old Appleton and Stark City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 12.8%±19.1Highest MO: 17.9% 3.7%±33.2Lowest MO: 17.9%

Stark City and Old Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.9%Highest MO: 32.4% 9.4%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9%±12.6Highest MO: 5.7% 6.4%±5.3Lowest MO: 5.7%

Stark City and Old Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $56,750±$24kHighest 20% below MO $54,306±$35kLowest 23% below MO

Stark City and Old Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $102,100±$54kHighest 56% below MO $79,100±$44kLowest 66% below MO

Stark City and Old Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,069±$390 3% above MO —

Property taxmedian, yearly $611Highest 69% below MO $527Lowest 73% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.3%±100Highest MO: 45.6% 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6%

Stark City and Old Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 27.1%Highest MO: 12.6% 4.6%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 60%Highest MO: 68.1% 57.1%Lowest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1963Highest 15 yrs older than MO 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 49% above MO 20 minLowest 17% below MO

Work from home 14.3%±15.6Highest MO: 13% 9.3%±12.4Lowest MO: 13%

Stark City and Old Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.26Lowest 1.38Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Carthage (9%)Cape Girardeau (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Old AppletonFew work in Stark City

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

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 89.2Highest 25.1Lowest

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.

Stark City vs Old Appleton

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