SperlingViews - Hannibal, Missouri

I grew up in Hannibal, MO. It has advantages of low cost of living and a beautiful River View Park. It is a small town where everyone knows everybody. If they don't like you, you'll know it. If you like that type of living I'd say go for it. The disadvantages are any business that gets started in Hannibal never last, I have witnessed this for 4 generations. Recently they had several clothing stores andvideo stores close. Basically nothing last there. Crime has gone up in Hannibal. There has been several murders in the last year. It is not properly run in my opinion. There is nothing to do. I would recommend a near by close town called Quincy, Il approx 15 to 20 miles from Hannibal. I have moved away and very happy that I did.[read more...]

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Extremely low cost of living 3. Affordable place to live 4. Good school system 5. Very nice downtown 6. The Mark Twain amenities, such as Mark Twain Cave and Mark Twain's childhood home 7. Mark Twain Lake is nearby 8. An overall good place to live and raise a family Cons: 1. Very polluted -- lots of illegal trash dumping 2. Not very much to do aside from the amenities listed above 3. It's only 10 miles from Quincy, Illinois, which is a horrible place to live[read more...]

Only real problems Hannibal has had going all the way back to Samual Clemens are those typical of small town petty politics which seem to always plague it. Plenty of recreational facilities, Mississippi River, Cannon Dam and lake nearby, great hunting and fishing. Leisure living can be at its best here.[read more...]