BrimsonMO
A town of 48, laid out in 1898.
Is Brimson a good place to live?
No town among the 248 in Missouri we compare has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Brimson. Brimson has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
48 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Brimson: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brimson, 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 Brimson.
Brimson has four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 17° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Brimson has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Brimson’s FEMA risk score stands at 63 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 40% come from inland flooding and 21% from drought.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Brimson is
Just over two fifths of Brimson adults sleep under 7 hours. Of 32 CDC measures, Brimson beats the Missouri average on 1 and trails it on 17. In Brimson, 16% of adults have diabetes, above both the Missouri town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). Among adults in the town, 37% get no exercise outside work and 22% smoke cigarettes.
| Brimson | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 30% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Brimson | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.9% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Brimson
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Brimson
About 4 of every 100 Brimson residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Brimson
Village in Missouri, United States
Brimson is a village in western Grundy County, Missouri, United States. The population was 50 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 774 ft
Questions about Brimson
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brimson, MO a good place to live?
Brimson has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.