Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2.2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Missouri town.
Clinton earns a D, ranked 205th of 247 in Missouri, mostly because of safety and health. Its crime rate is higher than 93% of U.S. towns, with 104 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Residents are less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also has a long history, with 6 places on the National Register. 42% of working residents work locally in Clinton, against 13% in Missouri’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Among 170 Missouri towns, just 5 have a higher violent crime rate than Clinton. Clinton's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Where Clinton beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Judge Jerubial Gideon Dorman House
Census counts: 610 in 1870, 9,174 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 2 maps from 1953 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Clinton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clinton, 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 Clinton.
Clinton draws workers from Warrensburg and beyond, but it reports violent crime at about twice the Missouri rate and has many renters stretched by housing costs.
5,663 jobs are based in Clinton, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 13.6 minutes, against 23.5 across Missouri.
The average trip to work in Clinton is 14 minutes. The top destinations are Springfield (4%), Kansas City (4%) and Warrensburg (3%). The median household income in Clinton is $51,000.
| Clinton | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 5.5% | 9% | 11% |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 14% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Violent crime runs at 10.9 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Missouri rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its D. Reported crimes rose from 336 to 386 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Clinton’s property crime rate is 29.7 per 1,000 residents. Clinton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 93% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
18% of Clinton adults report frequent physical distress. Clinton beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 35% of Clinton adults get no exercise outside work.
| Clinton | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Clinton | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.6% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
66.1% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 45.6% across Missouri.
The typical Clinton home is worth about $174,000, about the same as a year ago, 34% below the Missouri typical home.
| Clinton | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $702 a month | $972 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 64% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Clinton has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 22° and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.4 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Artesian Park, 42 acres with 1 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Artesian Park | 1 mi | 42 |
| 2. Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Bethlehem) | — | 37 |
| 3. Wagoner Park | 0.2 mi | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Clinton since 1981.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Clinton; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Clinton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Where Clinton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
7 notable people were born in Clinton.
City in Missouri, U.S.
Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Henry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 9,174 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Clinton.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton · Clinton Township | #205 | D | B+ | D | B | D |
| Fields Creek Township | — | — | B | — | B | D |
Fields Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Fields Creek Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Clinton Township and Clinton are one community, graded once. Compare Clinton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Clinton grades D overall, better than 15% of U.S. towns and #205 of 247 in Missouri. It grades D for health, D for safety and B for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. That is 3 years of the area's median household income ($57,926 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
7 notable people were born here, including Virgil Hill and Pat Ward.
