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Whiteman AFB vs Normandy

175 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (21.7× in Whiteman AFB) and home values (3.8× in Whiteman AFB).

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Whiteman AFB, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 3,517 people
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Normandy, MOAn outdoors townMissouri · 4,239 people
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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,590 more a month in Whiteman AFB

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.

Whiteman AFB$2,220/mo
Typical home $329K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $1,306/mo · Housing →
Normandy$630/mo
Typical home $91K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.98% · or rent about $1,002/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,590 a month, about $19,100 a year, between Whiteman AFB and Normandy.

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

Whiteman AFB places higher on 9 of 17 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.

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
Whiteman AFBNormandy
Snow a year13″17″
January low19°F24°F
July high87°F90°F
Growing season (days)186d215d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)11th44th
Outdoors & history
Whiteman AFBNormandy
Trails13 mi1 mi
Conserved land7.9%13.9%
Settled—1812
National Register places—3
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—1
Community
Whiteman AFBNormandy
Library hours a week—64 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

175 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Whiteman AFB ↔ Normandy175 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.

Whiteman AFBNormandy
People
Population 3,517Lowest 4,239Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.3%Highest MO: +2.8% -14.4%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 22.2±0.7Lowest 43% below MO 24.4±1.6Highest 37% below MO
Normandy and Whiteman AFB are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.2%±4.8Highest MO: 22.3% 12.6%±4.1Lowest MO: 22.3%
Age 65+ 0%±1.2Lowest MO: 17.9% 12.5%±4Highest MO: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 49.7%Highest MO: 32.4% 30.6%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 13.4%±4Lowest MO: 5.7% 37.4%±9.7Highest MO: 5.7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,641±$9kHighest 23% below MO $29,379±$6kLowest 58% below MO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $328,800±$44kHighest 43% above MO $87,300±$27kLowest 62% below MO
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,306±$81Highest 26% above MO $1,002±$164Lowest 3% below MO
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,729 11% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.2%±10.6Lowest MO: 45.6% 75.1%±13.5Highest MO: 45.6%
Below poverty line 13.3%Lowest MO: 12.6% 36.9%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 3.7%Lowest MO: 68.1% 34.9%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2004Highest 26 yrs newer than MO 1959Lowest 19 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 10 minLowest 57% below MO 19 minHighest 19% below MO
Work from home 5.8%±3.6Lowest MO: 13% 10.2%±6.7Highest MO: 13%
Normandy and Whiteman AFB are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.1%Highest 1.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 59.3 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.84Highest 0.54Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Warrensburg (11%)St. Louis (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in NormandyFew work in Whiteman AFB
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.9%Lowest 13.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 13.0 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.9 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 22.8Lowest 77.7Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #61 of 226 in MO—
School district KNOB NOSTER R-VIIIFERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II · NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE
High school in town None in townNone in town
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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