CainsvilleMO
A town of 285, settled in 1857.
Is Cainsville a good place to live?
Cainsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
285 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cainsville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cainsville, 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 Cainsville.
Cainsville stands out in Missouri and nationally: the median rent there is lower
The typical Cainsville home is worth about $147,000, down 0.8% in a year, 45% below the Missouri typical home. In Cainsville, 86% of households live in a home they own.
| Cainsville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $538 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Compared with most of Missouri and the rest of the country, the average trip to work in Cainsville is longer
1.9% of working residents work locally in Cainsville, below both Missouri’s towns (13%) and U.S. towns (8%). The town’s income of the median household stands at $42,000. Jobs in the town fell by 53 from 2013 to 2023, to 56. Half commute less than 26 miles.
| Cainsville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $42,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 13% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 14% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Cainsville: four seasons and pleasant summers
Only 8 of the 248 Missouri towns we compare have a lower midsummer high than Cainsville. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 16° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Cainsville is
Among adults in Cainsville, 22% smoke cigarettes and 37% get no exercise outside work. Against the Missouri average, Cainsville comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 15. Also worth knowing: for adults in the town, the share who report frequent physical distress is 19%.
| Cainsville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 30% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Cainsville | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.2% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 13% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Cainsville, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Cainsville than in 56% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 30% come from inland flooding and 26% from drought. Federal aid has come to Cainsville households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2019.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. American Legion Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Cainsville
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cainsville
About 5 of every 100 Cainsville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
98% of working residents leave Cainsville for work
Where Cainsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Cainsville
City in Missouri, United States
Cainsville is a city in eastern Harrison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 283 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 863 ft
- ZIP code
- 64632
- Area code
- 660
Questions about Cainsville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cainsville, MO a good place to live?
Cainsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Cainsville, MO known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Ralph Emerson Bailey and George Booth.