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A town of 1,869, settled in 1875. Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
Trash day: look up yoursThe best of Carterville’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for schools; the weakest is a D for health. 34% of residents are under 18 in Carterville, against 23% in Missouri’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Only 41 of Missouri’s 419 towns score higher on cost of living. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 69% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 11 of Missouri’s 390 towns do worse. Carterville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Carterville beats most towns.
Where Carterville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Carterville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 483 in 1880, a peak of 4,539 in 1910, 1,855 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1886 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Carterville, 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 Carterville.
Its public schools are run by the Webb City R-Vii school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carterville Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 232 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Carterville beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Carterville, above both the Missouri town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 20% of Carterville adults report frequent mental distress.
| Carterville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Carterville | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.5% of working residents work locally in Carterville. Since 2013, Carterville has lost 50 jobs, to 140 in 2023. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Carterville.
| Carterville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Carterville has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Carterville is 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Carterville's reported crime rate is below Missouri's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 4 violent crimes were reported in 2024.
| Carterville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 15.1 per 1,000 residents | 14 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 2.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Carterville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Comet Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Carterville’s median rent is $796 a month.
| Carterville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $796 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Carterville
About 2 of every 100 Carterville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
City in Missouri, United States
Carterville is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,855 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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One town shares a border with Carterville.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carterville | — | — | A+ | — | A | D |
| Webb City | #136 | C+ | B | C | A | C |
Carterville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Carterville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Carterville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $98,000, 63% below the Missouri typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.