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Villa Ridge vs Windsor

143 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.7× in Windsor) and property tax bill (2× in Villa Ridge).

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Villa Ridge, MOHomes around $292KMissouri · 2,835 people
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Windsor, MOHomes around $184KMissouri · 3,094 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.

Villa RidgeHomes around $292K
Housing$292K typical home9% above the MO typical home Health74% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Villa Ridge →
WindsorHomes around $184K
Housing$184K typical home31% below the MO typical home Health95% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#97 most walkable in MO0.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Windsor →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker5.7×
Windsor is more of a job hub
Windsor 0.80Villa Ridge 0.14
Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Villa Ridge
Villa Ridge $1,633Windsor $803
Street grid3.6×
Windsor has the more walkable street grid
Windsor 72.5Villa Ridge 20.3
Rent+60%
Rent runs higher in Villa Ridge
Villa Ridge $1,462Windsor $912
Work in town+24.9 pts
More of Windsor’s workers stay in town
Windsor 26.3%Villa Ridge 1.4%
Average commute7 min
Windsor has the shorter commute
Villa Ridge 30 minWindsor 24 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $690 more a month in Villa Ridge

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.

Villa Ridge$1,770/mo
Typical home $292K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $1,462/mo · Housing →
Windsor$1,080/mo
Typical home $184K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $912/mo · Housing →

The difference: $690 a month, about $8,200 a year, between Villa Ridge and Windsor.

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

Villa Ridge places higher on 9 of 15 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
B−Villa RidgeBetter than 49% of districts in the state –WindsorNot graded
Health
CVilla RidgeHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns D−WindsorHealthier than 5% of U.S. towns
9Villa Ridge
5Windsor

Lists won, of 15 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 261 towns #61#217 Fewest smokersHealth · 261 towns #101#245 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #235#97 Cheapest rentCost of living · 256 towns #236#119 Highest incomeIncome · 261 towns #83#202 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #147#31 Most activeHealth · 261 towns #117#218 Most affordableCost of living · 260 towns #116#22

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Villa Ridge’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
Villa RidgeWindsor
Snow a year11″11″
January low—19°F
July high—90°F
Growing season (days)—187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)64th41st
Outdoors & history
Villa RidgeWindsor
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0.1%
Settled—1855
Archive photos—1
Community
Villa RidgeWindsor
Library hours a week—32 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

143 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Villa RidgeMOWindsorMO
Villa Ridge ↔ Windsor143 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.

Villa RidgeWindsor
People
Population 2,835Lowest 3,094Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.3%Highest MO: +2.8% -4.3%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 35.2±2.9 10% below MO 35.2±1.8 10% below MO
Kids under 18 26.6%±7.4Lowest MO: 22.3% 26.7%±5.7Highest MO: 22.3%
Windsor and Villa Ridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.5%±6.5Highest MO: 17.9% 13.3%±2.9Lowest MO: 17.9%
Villa Ridge and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.9%Highest MO: 32.4% 15.2%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±1Lowest MO: 5.7% 3.6%±1.9Highest MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $73,826±$25kHighest 4% above MO $49,783±$7kLowest 30% below MO
Villa Ridge and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $166,600±$49kHighest 28% below MO $101,400±$21kLowest 56% below MO
Villa Ridge and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,462±$330Highest 42% above MO $912±$108Lowest 12% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,633Highest 16% below MO $803Lowest 59% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 59.3%±40.8Highest MO: 45.6% 41%±15.1Lowest MO: 45.6%
Villa Ridge and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.9%Lowest MO: 12.6% 24.2%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.1%Highest MO: 68.1% 79.9%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 4 yrs newer than MO 1963Lowest 15 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 29% above MO 24 minLowest about the MO average
Work from home 19.2%±19.6Highest MO: 13% 9.9%±7.8Lowest MO: 13%
Villa Ridge and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Lowest 26.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 0.80Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Washington (9%)Clinton (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WindsorFew work in Villa Ridge
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 20.3Lowest 72.5Highest
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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