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A town of 3,301, settled in 1845.
Cassville gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $224K, 3.8 years of the county’s $58K median household income. It grades C− overall, 183rd among Missouri's 247 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its crime rate is higher than 95% of U.S. towns, with 2 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, and the median household income is $60K, and 31% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, it is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. 31% of residents live below the poverty line in Cassville, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 41 of Missouri’s 419 towns score lower on hazard risk. Cassbille Ranger Station Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Cassville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Cassville’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 Cassville is from typical.
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Census counts: 287 in 1870, 3,190 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1937 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cassville, 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 Cassville.
Cassville draws workers from Monett and beyond and has seen reported crime fall by about half, but it has poverty well above the Missouri rate.
Reported crimes fell from 296 to 85 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The level of property crime in Cassville is 25.4 per 1,000 residents. Its level of violent crime comes in at 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Cassville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 25.4 per 1,000 residents | 12.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The largest public high school is Cassville High, with 586 students. The public schools here belong to Cassville R-IV. Three of its 4 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eunice Thomas Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 457 | – |
| Cassville HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 586 | B− |
| Cassville IntermediateTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 383 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
2,015 jobs are based in Cassville, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here fell from 3,346 in 2013 to 2,015.
Half commute less than 18 miles. In Cassville, the mean commuting time is 16 minutes. Also worth knowing: since 2013, Cassville has lost 1,331 jobs, to 2,015 in 2023. The top destinations are Springfield (11%), Monett (6%) and Bentonville (3%).
| Cassville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 25% | 13% | 8% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
77% of adults had a checkup this year in Cassville. In Cassville, a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes, and 35% get no exercise outside work.
| Cassville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Cassville | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 8% |
| More smokers | 20.2% | 16% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 25.3% | 20.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Of the losses FEMA expects in Cassville, 60% come from inland flooding and 15% from tornadoes. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 81% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Cassville after 8 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median property tax bill is $825, against $1,948 across Missouri, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Among 242 Missouri towns, just 10 have a lower midpoint rent than Cassville. Typical home values rose 5.3% in the year to September 2026. In Cassville, just over two thirds of households are owner-occupiers.
| Cassville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $640 a month | $972 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The biggest park or preserve is Park/Greenway, at 48 acres. Across 5 parks and preserves: 0.9 miles of trail. For Cassville, the concentration of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Cassville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Park/Greenway | 0.4 mi | 48 |
| 2. Greenway Trail | — | 16 |
| 3. Cassville City Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cassville. Close and well known come first.
29 mi Theme parkSilver Dollar City
28 mi MuseumCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art
32 mi LakeTable Rock Lake
20 mi LandmarkChrist of the Ozarks
33 mi MuseumTitanic Museum29 mi CaveMarvel CaveSilver 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
None within 15 miles of Cassville; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Cassville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
City in Missouri, U.S.
Cassville is a city in Flat Creek Township, Barry County, Missouri, United States, that is the county seat of Barry County. According to the 2020 census, the population of Cassville was 3,186. Cassville is one of the primary markets and job centers for an estimated 14,000 people living in the surrounding area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cassville grades C− overall, better than 21% of U.S. towns and #183 of 247 in Missouri. It grades D for health, D for safety and B for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
Cassville reports more crime per resident than 95% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade: 2 violent and 83 property crimes in 2025.
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.
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