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Weatherby vs Craig

63 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+23% in Craig).

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Weatherby, MOA small town of 75Missouri · 75 people
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Craig, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 113 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.

WeatherbyA small town of 75
Quiet strengthsWeatherby doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Weatherby →
CraigKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 19%of MO districts All about Craig →
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.

Property tax bill+23%
Tax bills are bigger in Craig
Craig $533Weatherby $433
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Weatherby$300/mo
Typical home $50K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · Housing →
Craig$280/mo
Typical home $44K (Census) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $810/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
–WeatherbyNot graded C−CraigBetter than 19% of districts in the state
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
WeatherbyCraig
Snow a year19″22″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th70th
Outdoors & history
WeatherbyCraig
Settled18851869
Archive photos15
Community
WeatherbyCraig
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

63 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WeatherbyMOCraigMO
Weatherby ↔ Craig63 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.

WeatherbyCraig
People
Population 75Lowest 113Highest
Median age 55.8±14.4Highest 43% above MO 50.5±15Lowest 29% above MO
Weatherby and Craig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 6.7%±32.7Lowest MO: 22.3% 21.2%±16.5Highest MO: 22.3%
Craig and Weatherby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.7%±46Highest MO: 17.9% 21.2%±29.7Lowest MO: 17.9%
Weatherby and Craig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.5%Highest MO: 32.4% 4.9%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±22.6Lowest MO: 5.7% 0.9%±10.9Highest MO: 5.7%
Craig and Weatherby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $28,750±$13kLowest 59% below MO $37,292±$5kHighest 47% below MO
Craig and Weatherby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $50,000±$42kHighest 78% below MO $44,400±$16kLowest 81% below MO
Weatherby and Craig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $810±$89 22% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly $433Lowest 78% below MO $533Highest 73% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 66.7%±100Highest MO: 45.6%
Craig and Weatherby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 26.7%Highest MO: 12.6% 20.5%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.4%Highest MO: 68.1% 80%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 40 yrs older than MO 1938 40 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 31 min 31% above MO
Work from home 0%±50 MO: 13% 0%±22.6 MO: 13%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 3.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 47.8 miHighest 45.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 1.02Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Cameron (17%)St. Joseph (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CraigFew work in Weatherby
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 127Lowest 158Highest
Schools
School district —CRAIG R-III
High school in town —Craig High
Students per teacherat that high school — 0.0
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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