Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Forest City’s median age is 55.6 years, above both Missouri’s towns (38.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 248 Missouri towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Forest City. City Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places. Forest City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Forest City beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 350 in 1860, a peak of 676 in 1870, 243 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1926 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Forest City, 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 Forest City.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Forest City has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 17° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Forest City for work: only 8% work in town. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Forest City, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Jobs based in Forest City grew to 100 in 2023, 80 more than in 2013.
| Forest City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.3% | 13% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Forest City beats the Missouri average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 39% of Forest City adults have high blood pressure.
| Forest City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Forest City | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.3% | 9% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 77.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Forest City
About 2 of every 100 Forest City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
City in Missouri, U.S.
Forest City is a city in Holt County, Missouri, United States. The population was 243 at the 2020 census.
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Forest City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
