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Winston vs Callao

81 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (15 min in Callao) and property tax bill (+45% in Winston).

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Winston, MOA small town of 192Missouri · 192 people
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Callao, MOKnown for its schoolsMissouri · 263 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.

WinstonA small town of 192
Quiet strengthsWinston doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Winston →
CallaoKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 31%of MO districts All about Callao →
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.

Average commute15 min
Callao has the shorter commute
Winston 33 minCallao 18 min
Property tax bill+45%
Tax bills are bigger in Winston
Winston $836Callao $575
Typical home built16 yrs
Winston’s homes are older
Callao 1954Winston 1938
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Winston

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.

Winston$1,520/mo
Typical home $247K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $721/mo · Housing →
Callao$1,370/mo
Typical home $234K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.72% · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Winston and Callao.

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
–WinstonNot graded CCallaoBetter than 31% 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
WinstonCallao
Snow a year19″19″
January low—18°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—192d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th61st
Outdoors & history
WinstonCallao
Settled—1858
National Register places—1
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—1
Community
WinstonCallao
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

81 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WinstonMOCallaoMO
Winston ↔ Callao81 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.

WinstonCallao
People
Population 192Lowest 263Highest
Median age 28.6±7.4Lowest 27% below MO 32.4±10.7Highest 17% below MO
Callao and Winston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.3%±5.3Lowest MO: 22.3% 39.5%±14.3Highest MO: 22.3%
Callao and Winston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.4%±12.8Lowest MO: 17.9% 12.9%±9.2Highest MO: 17.9%
Callao and Winston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.6%Highest MO: 32.4% 12%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±6.6Highest MO: 5.7% 1.5%±4.9Lowest MO: 5.7%
Winston and Callao are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,375±$10kHighest 23% below MO $39,063±$5kLowest 45% below MO
Winston and Callao are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $75,000±$25kLowest 67% below MO $80,000±$40kHighest 65% below MO
Callao and Winston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $721±$46 30% below MO —
Property taxmedian, yearly $836Highest 57% below MO $575Lowest 70% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MO: 45.6% 55.6%±100Highest MO: 45.6%
Callao and Winston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.6%Lowest MO: 12.6% 18.6%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80% MO: 68.1% 80% MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 40 yrs older than MO 1954Highest 24 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 38% above MO 18 minLowest 24% below MO
Work from home 21.9%±26.8Highest MO: 13% 14.8%±15.2Lowest MO: 13%
Winston and Callao are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.83Highest 0.76Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Gallatin (14%)Macon (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CallaoFew work in Winston
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 97.1Highest 94.9Lowest
Schools
School district —CALLAO C-8
High school in town —None in town
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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.

Winston neighborsTown Square →
T Weaver · 1w

Winston Sports Update

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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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