ChulaMO
A town of 203, settled in 1888.
Is Chula a good place to live?
27% of residents live below the poverty line in Chula, against 14% in Missouri’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 248 Missouri towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Chula. Chula has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
203 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Chula: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chula, 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 Chula.
Most of Chula’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Chula for work: only 4% work in town. Chula’s median household income is $41,000, below both Missouri’s towns ($62,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Since 2013, Chula has lost 39 jobs, to 17 in 2023.
| Chula | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $41,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of Missouri and the rest of the country, the median rent in Chula is lower
The median rent in Chula is $581 a month. Typical home values rose 4.4% in the year to September 2026. 82% of Chula households own their home.
| Chula | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $581 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 82% | 64% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Chula has four seasons and pleasant summers
Chula has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 18° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Chula is
Chula beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Chula.
| Chula | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Chula | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 55.5% | 60.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Chula faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Chula
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Chula
About 4 of every 100 Chula residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
96% of working residents leave Chula for work
Where Chula’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Chula
City in Missouri, United States
Chula is a city in Livingston County, Missouri, United States. The population was 195 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 745 ft
- ZIP code
- 64635
Questions about Chula
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Chula, MO a good place to live?
Chula has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.