ButterfieldMO
A town of 420, settled in 1882.
Is Butterfield a good place to live?
Butterfield’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, where Missouri’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among 248 Missouri towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Butterfield. Butterfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
420 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Butterfield: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Butterfield, 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 Butterfield.
Most of Butterfield’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Butterfield for work: only 0% work in town. At $54,000, Butterfield’s median household income is against $62,000 in Missouri’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Cassville (14%), Monett (11%) and Springfield (5%).
| Butterfield | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $54,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 14% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Butterfield faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers in Butterfield
Butterfield has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 25° and about 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults 18 to 64 in Butterfield have no health insurance than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town
17% of Butterfield adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Butterfield beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 75% of Butterfield adults had a checkup this year.
| Butterfield | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 30% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 9.4% | 8.1% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Butterfield | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.7% | 8.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 16.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Silver Dollar City and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Butterfield. Close and well known come first.
32 mi Theme parkSilver Dollar City
30 mi MuseumCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art
36 mi LakeTable Rock Lake
26 mi LandmarkChrist of the Ozarks
35 mi MuseumTitanic Museum32 mi CaveMarvel CavePhoto credits
Silver Dollar City: Nan Fry, CC BY 2.0 · Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art: Charvex, CC0 · Table Rock Lake: KTrimble (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Christ of the Ozarks: Bobak Ha'Eri, Public domain · Titanic Museum: Brad A. Totman, Public domain
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Everything we know about Butterfield
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Butterfield; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Butterfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Butterfield for work
Where Butterfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Butterfield
City in Barry County, Missouri, United States
Butterfield is a city in Butterfield Township, Barry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 378 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,529 ft
- ZIP code
- 65623
Questions about Butterfield
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Butterfield, MO a good place to live?
Butterfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.