DeerfieldMO
A town of 41, settled in 1856.
Is Deerfield a good place to live?
Deerfield’s age of the median resident is 65.8 years, against 38.5 years in Missouri’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Only one of the 248 Missouri towns we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Deerfield. Deerfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
41 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Deerfield: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Deerfield, 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 Deerfield.
The biggest natural risk in Deerfield is inland flooding, at a high overall level
In Deerfield, the FEMA risk score is 73 of 100, where Missouri’s towns sit at 54 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 52% come from inland flooding and 18% from drought.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Deerfield brings four seasons and hot summers
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 23° and about 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Deerfield is
Among adults in Deerfield, 30% feel lonely. CDC measures, 32 in all: Deerfield beats Missouri on 4 and trails on 1. 16% of adults in Deerfield report frequent mental distress; 10% worry about having enough food.
| Deerfield | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Deerfield | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.7% | 12.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Deerfield
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Deerfield
About 0 of every 100 Deerfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Deerfield
Village in Missouri, United States
Deerfield is a village in Vernon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 40 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 781 ft
- ZIP code
- 64741
Questions about Deerfield
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Deerfield, MO a good place to live?
Deerfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.