10-barn with rock silo, 2007
Bourbon’s story
173 years in pictures
Census counts: 31 in 1880, 1,567 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and a map from 1980 on.
- 1853Bourbon is settled
BourbonMO
Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0
Population
1,544
2025 Census estimate · −1.5% since 2020
Typical home
$165K
+7.2% in a year
Household income
$54K
median
Median age
33.7
years
Jobs based here
700
Balanced
Is Bourbon a good place to live?
The best of Bourbon’s subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and a B for safety; the weakest is a D for incomes. On walkability, just 35 of Missouri’s 419 towns do worse. Bourbon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Bourbon stand out
Where Bourbon beats most towns.
How Bourbon grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Bourbon is from typical.
Jobs & income$54K median household incomeDOpen →HealthMissouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital 5.3 miles awayC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.6 of 20; 4% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →Cost of livingB+Open →SafetyBOpen →SchoolsBOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 33% of U.S. communities; cold waves tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1% conserved landCOpen →HistoryC−Open →Civic life3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 33.7; 15% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Bourbon: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bourbon, and how to reach them.
PowerCrawford Electric Coop13.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBourbon PWSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Bourbon’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Missouri you can register online until 27 days before Election Day, in person until 27 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 27 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereCrawfordCrawford County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP code6544165441 100%Census 2020
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 Bourbon.
HealthC−
Residents of Bourbon are less healthy than 84% of U.S. towns
Bourbon beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 20% of adults smoke cigarettes in Bourbon, against 17% in Missouri’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 27% of Bourbon adults have been diagnosed with depression.
16%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Bourbon | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Missouri
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
| What stands out | Bourbon | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.5% | 15.8% |
| More smokers | 19.6% | 16% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 8% |
Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital
5.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB
Bourbon’s schools rank ahead of 56% of Missouri districts
Its public schools are run by the Crawford Co. R-I school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
56%of MO districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbon Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 316 | B− |
| Bourbon High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 273 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
HousingCost of living grade B+
Homes in Bourbon are worth about $165K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Bourbon home is worth about $165,000, up 7.2% in a year, 38% below the Missouri typical home. 58% of households own their home in Bourbon, where Missouri’s towns sit at 64% and U.S. towns at 73%. The median rent in Bourbon is $907 a month.
$165KZillow home value
| Bourbon | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $907 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Bourbon$165K
Missouri$265K
+7.2%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Climate
Four seasons and hot summers in Bourbon
Bourbon has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 21° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
8″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–45°
Spring42–67°
Summer63–86°
Fall44–68°
Oct 8
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Bourbon faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
33risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingHeat waves
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D
Most working residents commute out of Bourbon
Most working residents leave Bourbon for work: only 7% work in town. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Bourbon. Since 2013, Bourbon has lost 370 jobs, to 700 in 2023.
7%work in town
| Bourbon | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.7% | 13% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Bourbon7%
Sullivan22%
Cuba4%
Union3%
Washington3%
23 mi
median commute distance
700
jobs based in Bourbon
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SafetyB
Bourbon stands out in Missouri and nationally: violent crime there is lower
Bourbon’s violent crime rate is 0 per 1,000 residents. Bourbon reports less crime per resident than 62% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
62%of U.S. towns report more crimeBSafety Grade
| Bourbon | 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) | 9.2 per 1,000 residents | 12.5 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Bourbon0
Missouri4.3
U.S.3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Bourbon9.2
Missouri16.9
U.S.15.5
62nd
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
0
violent crimes reported in 2025
14
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1.1%conserved
1.1%
conserved · 9 of 848 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bourbon Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bourbon
19pages on Bourbon
The big questions
SchoolsBBeat 56% of MO districts · 3 schoolsSafetyB0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents (2025)HealthC−Better than MO on 0 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingB+$165K typical home · up 7.2% in a yearWork & commuteD$54K median household income · 700 jobs hereNatural hazardsB−FEMA risk higher than 33% of U.S. communities · cold waves
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bourbon; the nearest are
East Central CollegeCommunity college · Public · Union24.4 mi$4,272 in-state tuitionMissouri University of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · Rolla31.6 mi$14,984 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Bourbon residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
About Bourbon
City in Missouri, United States
Bourbon is a city in Crawford County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bourbon had a population of 1,567.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 942 ft
- ZIP code
- 65441
- Area code
- 573
Questions about Bourbon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bourbon, MO expensive?
Not for the area. That is 2.9 years of the area's median household income ($57,629 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.