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Tarkio vs Glasgow

159 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+40% in Glasgow) and jobs per worker (+89% in Glasgow).

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Tarkio, MOHomes around $127KMissouri · 1,471 people
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Glasgow, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 1,118 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.

TarkioHomes around $127K
Housing$127K typical home53% below the MO typical home Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 64%of MO districts All about Tarkio →
GlasgowKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 15%of MO districts HistorySettled in 18365 places on the National Register Health68% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Glasgow →
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.

Home values+40%
Homes cost more in Glasgow
Glasgow $122,600Tarkio $87,800
Jobs per worker+89%
Glasgow is more of a job hub
Glasgow 1.08Tarkio 0.57
Property tax bill+26%
Tax bills are bigger in Tarkio
Tarkio $1,197Glasgow $948
Average commute6 min
Glasgow has the shorter commute
Tarkio 23 minGlasgow 17 min
Homeowners+8.4 pts renters
Tarkio has more renters
Glasgow 81.8%Tarkio 73.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $470 more a month in Glasgow

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.

Tarkio$810/mo
Typical home $127K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $660/mo · Housing →
Glasgow$1,270/mo
Typical home $216K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $446/mo · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,600 a year, between Glasgow and Tarkio.

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
BTarkioBetter than 64% of districts in the state C−GlasgowBetter than 15% of districts in the state
Health
C−TarkioHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns CGlasgowHealthier than 32% of U.S. towns
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
TarkioGlasgow
Snow a year30″10″
January low14°F18°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)167d191d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th64th
Outdoors & history
TarkioGlasgow
Settled18801836
National Register places35
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—5
Community
TarkioGlasgow
Library hours a week26 hrs24 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

159 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TarkioMOGlasgowMO
Tarkio ↔ Glasgow159 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.

TarkioGlasgow
People
Population 1,471Highest 1,118Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.9%Lowest MO: +2.8% -1.5%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 51±5.8Highest 31% above MO 49.3±5.9Lowest 26% above MO
Tarkio and Glasgow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.7%±3.6Lowest MO: 22.3% 19.3%±5.2Highest MO: 22.3%
Glasgow and Tarkio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.1%±2.5Lowest MO: 17.9% 25.3%±5.8Highest MO: 17.9%
Glasgow and Tarkio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.1%Lowest MO: 32.4% 24.7%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±1.5Highest MO: 5.7% 2.6%±1.6Lowest MO: 5.7%
Tarkio and Glasgow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,927±$10kHighest 19% below MO $50,446±$12kLowest 29% below MO
Tarkio and Glasgow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $87,800±$6kLowest 62% below MO $122,600±$20kHighest 47% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $660±$71Highest 36% below MO $446±$327Lowest 57% below MO
Tarkio and Glasgow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,197Highest 39% below MO $948Lowest 51% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.9%±8.5Lowest MO: 45.6% 62.8%±100Highest MO: 45.6%
Glasgow and Tarkio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.4%Highest MO: 12.6% 11.9%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.4%Lowest MO: 68.1% 81.8%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 20 yrs older than MO 1964Highest 14 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest about the MO average 17 minLowest 26% below MO
Work from home 3.8%±2.6Lowest MO: 13% 5.4%±3.4Highest MO: 13%
Glasgow and Tarkio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 17.4%Highest 15.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.57Lowest 1.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Rock Port (9%)Columbia (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GlasgowFew work in Tarkio
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 106Highest 76.1Lowest
Schools
School district TARKIO R-IGLASGOW
High school in town Tarkio JH and High SchoolGlasgow High
Students per teacherat that high school 8.8Lowest 10.1Highest
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.

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