BattlefieldMO
A town of 6,361, settled in 1908.
Is Battlefield a good place to live?
Battlefield is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 45th among Missouri's 247 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $95K. It also does better than most on health: residents are healthier than 84% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $309K, 4.7 years of the Springfield metro’s $65K median household income. On walkability, just 32 of Missouri’s 419 towns do worse.
What makes Battlefield stand out
Where Battlefield beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Battlefield for work
Where Battlefield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Battlefield grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Battlefield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Battlefield: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Battlefield, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Battlefield.
Battlefield fares better on crime within Missouri than nationally, has less tooth loss than most of Missouri and sends most of its workers to Springfield and beyond.
For health, Battlefield earns an A−
Its widest gap with Missouri is tooth loss: 5.6% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.8% statewide.
20% of Battlefield adults get no exercise outside work, against 30% in Missouri’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns. 14% of Battlefield adults say their health is fair or poor. Battlefield beats the Missouri average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Battlefield | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 22% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Battlefield | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.6% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.1% | 13.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Battlefield’s public schools outperform 70% of Missouri districts
Its public schools are run by the Springfield R-Xii school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson's Creek 5-6 Inter. CTR.Largest public middle schoolGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 424 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
About two in three of Battlefield’s working residents commute to Springfield
Battlefield has 481 jobs for its 2,732 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Battlefield for work: only 2% work in town. 4.3% of Battlefield residents live below the poverty line, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Since 2013, Battlefield has added 72 jobs, to 481 in 2023.
| Battlefield | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 13% | 8% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Battlefield
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Battlefield, expect four seasons and hot summers
Battlefield has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Battlefield is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For cost of living, Battlefield earns a B−
86% of households own their home in Battlefield. The typical Battlefield home is worth about $309,000, up 4.2% in a year, 16% above the Missouri typical home.
| Battlefield | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,042 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Battlefield reports less crime per resident than 62% of U.S. towns
At 14 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 80% of Missouri’s graded towns.
Battlefield’s violent crime rate is 3.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Battlefield | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.7 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.1 per 1,000 residents | 12.5 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Battlefield | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wilson's Creek Park | 0.3 mi | 10 |
| 2. Trail of Tears Park | — | 16 |
| 3. Butterfield Stage Park | 0.2 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Silver Dollar City and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Battlefield. Close and well known come first.
31 mi Theme parkSilver Dollar City
38 mi LakeTable Rock Lake2 mi MuseumRiverbluff Cave
2 mi National BattlefieldWilson's Creek National Battlefield371K visitors a year
6 mi Zoo & aquariumWonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium
34 mi MuseumTitanic MuseumPhoto credits
Silver Dollar City: Nan Fry, CC BY 2.0 · Table Rock Lake: KTrimble (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wilson's Creek National Battlefield: National Park Service, Public domain · Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Titanic Museum: Brad A. Totman, Public domain
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Everything we know about Battlefield
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Battlefield
About 5 of every 100 Battlefield residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
About Battlefield
City in Missouri, United States
Battlefield is a city in Greene County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 5,990. It is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town has no post office and shares the ZIP code (65619) with Brookline.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,273 ft
Questions about Battlefield
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Battlefield, MO a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Battlefield grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #45 of 247 in Missouri. It grades A− for health, B for safety and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.