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.

Safety

CWebb CitySafer than 27% of U.S. towns BRepublicSafer than 63% of U.S. towns

Schools

AWebb CityBetter than 89% of districts in the state ARepublicBetter than 92% of districts in the state

Health

CWebb CityHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns C+RepublicHealthier than 44% of U.S. towns

9Webb City

11Republic

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #42#189 Most trailsOutdoors · 151 towns #70#142 Most conserved landOutdoors · 235 towns #88#190 SafestSafety · 156 towns #96#33 Most new homesHousing · 200 towns #84#7 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 261 towns #129#223 Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #74#149 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 261 towns #131#61

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Webb City’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Republic

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%

Webb City$1,330/mo

Typical home $229K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $1,008/mo · Housing →

Republic$1,580/mo

Typical home $270K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $1,123/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Republic and Webb City.

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

Webb CityRepublic

Snow a year8″14″

January low25°F 24°F

July high90°F 90°F

Growing season (days)206d 199d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th 37th

Outdoors & history

Webb CityRepublic

Trails5 mi 2 mi

Conserved land2.7%0.9%

Settled—1871

National Register places3 1

Archive photos9 3

Famous people born here9 3

Community

Webb CityRepublic

Library hours a week55 hrs 57 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 1

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

58 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Webb CityMO RepublicMO

Webb City ↔ Republic58 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

Webb CityRepublic

People

Population 13,221Lowest 19,829Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +18.5%Lowest MO: +2.8% +27.1%Highest MO: +2.8%

Median age 31.9±3.5Lowest 18% below MO 33.2±2.6Highest 15% below MO

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

Kids under 18 26.7%±4Lowest MO: 22.3% 27%±3.5Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 13.5%±2.2Lowest MO: 17.9% 15.8%±2.7Highest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.7%Highest MO: 32.4% 26.3%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.4%±1.9Highest MO: 5.7% 4%±1.4Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $65,469±$7kLowest 7% below MO $65,729±$4kHighest 7% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $169,100±$9kLowest 27% below MO $211,500±$12kHighest 8% below MO

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,008±$99Lowest about the MO average $1,123±$75Highest 9% above MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,130Lowest 42% below MO $1,578Highest 19% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.6%±11.9Highest MO: 45.6% 38.8%±8.8Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 20.5%Highest MO: 12.6% 17.7%Lowest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 58.2%Lowest MO: 68.1% 60.1%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1982Lowest 4 yrs newer than MO 2001Highest 23 yrs newer than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 26% below MO 25 minHighest 6% above MO

Work from home 6.5%±2.2Lowest MO: 13% 9.6%±2.8Highest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 10.3%Lowest 11.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miLowest 11.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.80Highest 0.64Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Joplin (40%)Springfield (57%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RepublicFew work in Webb City

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 4.9 miHighest 1.8 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 5Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 81.9Highest 59.0Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #49 of 226 in MO #22 of 226 in MO

School district WEBB CITY R-VIIREPUBLIC R-III

High school in town Webb City HighRepublic High

Students per teacherat that high school 15.6Lowest 16.9Highest

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Webb City neighborsTown Square →

T Weaver · 1w

Welcoming New Neighbors

1 neighbor in Webb City can answer.

Republic neighborsTown Square →

T Weaver · 3d

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1 neighbor in Republic can answer.

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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.

Webb City vs Republic

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Republic places higher on 11 of 23 MO lists

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Republic

What daily life feels like in each

58 miles apart

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