Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,182, settled in 1871.
Billings’ best subject grade is a B+ for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for incomes. Billings’ average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both the Missouri town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 1 of the 248 Missouri towns we compare have a higher median age than Billings. On the outdoors, just 20 of Missouri’s 419 towns do worse. Billings has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Billings is from typical.
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Census counts: 129 in 1880, a low of 129 in 1880, 1,084 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 2 maps from 1919 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Billings, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Billings.
Most working residents leave Billings for work: only 4% work in town. 20% of residents live below the poverty line in Billings, against 14% in Missouri’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The median household income in Billings is $47,000.
| Billings | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 13% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Billings R-IV. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billings Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 249 | C |
| Billings SR. HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 149 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
The typical Billings home is worth about $329,000, up 4.6% in a year, 24% above the Missouri typical home. Billings’ median rent is $850 a month.
| Billings | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 75% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $850 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Billings tracks Missouri closely on all 32 CDC measures. 26% of Billings adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Billings | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Billings has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 24° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among 171 Missouri towns, just 2 have a lower violent crime rate than Billings. Billings's reported crime rate is close to Missouri's. Most reported incidents are property crimes.
| Billings | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 18.2 per 1,000 residents | 12.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Billings. Close and well known come first.
30 mi Theme parkSilver Dollar City
37 mi LakeTable Rock Lake
7 mi National BattlefieldWilson's Creek National Battlefield371K visitors a year
33 mi MuseumTitanic Museum13 mi MuseumRiverbluff Cave30 mi CaveMarvel CaveSilver 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 · Titanic Museum: Brad A. Totman, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Billings; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Billings residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Where Billings’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Missouri, United States
Billings is a city in Christian County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Billings had a population of 1,084. It is part of the Springfield, Missouri metropolitan area.
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Not for the area. That is 5.1 years of the area's median household income ($65,071 across the Springfield, MO metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
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