Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
3.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Missouri town.
Carrollton gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $153K for a typical one, or 2.5 years of the county’s $62K median household income. It grades C overall, 159th of 247 graded towns in Missouri. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $50K, and 24% of residents live below the poverty line, and CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 87% of the country. On the plus side, it is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. 39% of working residents work locally in Carrollton, against 13% in Missouri’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 32 of Missouri’s 419 towns do better. Carrollton's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Where Carrollton beats most towns.
U.S. Post Office1.4% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Carrollton is from typical.
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Census counts: 738 in 1860, a peak of 4,847 in 1970, 3,514 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1943 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Carrollton, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Carrollton.
Carrollton trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has poverty well above the Missouri rate.
4.6 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The trail density in Carrollton is 1.1 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Walnut hills park, at 68 acres.
| Carrollton | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Carrollton Recerational Park | 1.4 mi | 40 |
| 2. Walnut hills park | 0.1 mi | 68 |
| 3. Communal park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 5,717 U.S. towns with household incomes like Carrollton’s, it is less healthy than 66%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
35% of adults get no exercise outside work in Carrollton. Carrollton beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Carrollton.
| Carrollton | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Carrollton | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes are within reach (about $153K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 23 miles. At 2.5 years of the county’s $62K median household income, the typical home (about $153K) costs less against local pay than in 79% of Missouri towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living.
Typical home values rose 8.8% in the year to September 2026. 57% of Carrollton households own their home.
| Carrollton | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $834 a month | $972 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 71 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Carrollton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Carrollton has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 20° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 1,568 working residents takes 16.6 minutes, against 23.5 across Missouri.
About one in 3 of Carrollton’s working residents works in town. Carrollton’s average trip to work is 17 minutes. Jobs based in Carrollton fell to 1,523 in 2023, 89 fewer than in 2013.
| Carrollton | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Carrollton's reported crime rate is well below Missouri's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 8 violent crimes were reported in 2024.
| Carrollton | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 6.9 per 1,000 residents | 14 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Carrollton; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Carrollton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
4 places in Carrollton on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Carrollton.
City in Missouri, United States
Carrollton is a city and the county seat of Carroll County, Missouri, United States. Carrollton won the 2005 All-America City Award, given out annually by the National Civic League. The population was 3,514 at the 2020 census.
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Carrollton grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #159 of 247 in Missouri. It grades D for health and C for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
9 notable people were born here, including Amanda Petronella Austin and Don Martin.
