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
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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.
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
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.
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
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
Questions about Big Spring
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Big Spring, MO a good place to live?
Big Spring has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.