Big SpringMO
The town, settled in 1830, counts 140 residents.
Is Big Spring a good place to live?
Of the 248 Missouri towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Big Spring. Big Spring has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
140 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Big Spring.
Most of Big Spring’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Hermann (13%), Montgomery City (11%) and Columbia (7%). Jobs in Big Spring fell by 39 from 2013 to 2023, to 2. Half the trips to work are shorter than 31 miles. 9.3% of Big Spring residents live below the poverty line.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Big Spring is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Big Spring
July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 21° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Big Spring is
Among adults in Big Spring, 15% have diabetes, where Missouri’s towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 12%. Of 32 CDC measures, Big Spring beats the Missouri average on 1 and trails it on 11. For adults in the town, the share who have high blood pressure is 43%.
| Big Spring | Typical Missouri town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Big Spring | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.3% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.7% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Big Spring
Moving to Big Spring: who provides what
Big Spring is unincorporated, so Montgomery County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Big Spring for work
Where Big Spring’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Big Spring; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Big Spring residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Big Spring
Census-designated place in Missouri, United States
Big Spring is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 149.
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- Area
- 3.4 sq mi
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