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A town of 1,645, settled in 1856. Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
The best of Fair Grove’s subject grades are an A− for schools and cost of living; the weakest is a C− for walkability. 33% of residents are under 18 in Fair Grove, where Missouri’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 22%. Only 1 of the 171 Missouri towns we compare have a lower property crime rate than Fair Grove. Boegel and Hine Flour Mill-Wommack Mill is on the National Register of Historic Places. Fair Grove has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Fair Grove beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Grove Elem. | PK–4 | 550 |
| Fair Grove Middle | 5–8 | 373 |
| Fair Grove High | 9–12 | 373 |
1,393 counted in 2010 and 1,582 in 2020; an estimated 1,645 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Fair Grove is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 72 in 1880, 1,582 in 2020. The archive holds 2 maps from 1947 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fair Grove, 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 Fair Grove.
Its public schools are run by the Fair Grove R-X school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Fair Grove High, with 373 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Grove Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 550 | A− |
| Fair Grove HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 373 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
8.4% of residents are 65 or older in Fair Grove, below both Missouri’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (18%). The median age in Fair Grove is 29 years. Fair Grove has grown 3.8% since 2020, to 1,645 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Fair Grove | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 8.4% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 22% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.6 points). Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Fair Grove | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.2% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 18.8% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.8% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.5% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.6% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.6% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.4% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.5% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.3% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Fair Grove has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 22° and about 5 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Fair Grove for work: only 7% work in town. 5% of Fair Grove residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Fair Grove fell to 444 in 2023, 39 fewer than in 2013.
| Fair Grove | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.5% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fair Grove's reported crime rate is well below Missouri's. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Fair Grove home is worth about $252,000, up 3.9% in a year, close to the Missouri typical home. Fair Grove’s median rent is $927 a month.
| Fair Grove | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 73% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $927 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fair Grove beats the Missouri average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 31% of adults have high blood pressure in Fair Grove.
| Fair Grove | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 12% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 30% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Fair Grove | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.9% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Fair Grove District Park, at 39 acres with 1.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fair Grove District Park | 1.2 mi | 39 |
| 2. Fair Grove Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
7 within 15 miles of the center of Fair Grove
About 8 of every 100 Fair Grove residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
City in Missouri, United States
Fair Grove is a city in Greene County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,582 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
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−.