Bolivar, MO vs Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBolivar, MOFort Leonard Wood, MO
Population11,17015,432
Median Household Income$49,622$67,772
Median Rent$812/mo$1,250/mo
Median Home Value$201,600—
Cost of Living (US = 100)89—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.8%17.3%
Poverty Rate18.8%7.2%
Unemployment Rate4.2% (county)4.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k136115*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,720140*
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs87°F86°F
Winter Lows24°F24°F
Snowfall9 in/yr10 in/yr
Avg Commute22.1 min9 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher12.114.2
College Degree Rate27.9%25.5%
Foreign-Born %1.9%7.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.4%-4.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Fort Leonard Wood (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.