BlythedaleMO
A town of 212, settled in 1880.
Is Blythedale a good place to live?
Blythedale’s mean commuting time is 35 minutes, where Missouri’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. No town among the 248 in Missouri we compare has a lower midsummer high than Blythedale. Blythedale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
212 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Blythedale: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blythedale, 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 Blythedale.
For most of its workers, the job is outside Blythedale
Among residents in Blythedale, 9.1% live below the poverty line, below the Missouri town median (14%) and near the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Half commute less than 40 miles. The top destinations are Bethany (10%), Kansas City (8%) and Gilman City (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of Missouri and the rest of the country, a typical January night in Blythedale is colder
Blythedale has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 15° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Blythedale is
Among adults in Blythedale, 26% have been diagnosed with depression. In Blythedale, 36% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 21% smoke cigarettes.
| Blythedale | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Blythedale | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.7% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Blythedale, with inland flooding at the top
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. 30% of Blythedale’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 26%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Blythedale
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Blythedale
About 0 of every 100 Blythedale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Blythedale for work
Where Blythedale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Blythedale
Village in Missouri, United States
Blythedale is a village in northeast Harrison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 211 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,076 ft
- ZIP code
- 64426
Questions about Blythedale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blythedale, MO a good place to live?
Blythedale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.