HallsvilleMO
A town of 1,742, settled in 1846. Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
Trash day: WednesdayIs Hallsville a good place to live?
The best of Hallsville’s subject grades are an A− for schools and civic life. 30% of residents are under 18 in Hallsville, where Missouri’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 22%. The biggest park or preserve is Hallsville Fairgrounds, at 23 acres. Hallsville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Hallsville stand out
Where Hallsville beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Hallsville Primary | PK–2 | 387 |
| Hallsville Intermediate | 3–5 | 361 |
| Hallsville Middle | 6–8 | 340 |
Typical home value
96% of working residents leave Hallsville for work
Where Hallsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Hallsville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Hallsville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Hallsville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hallsville, 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 Hallsville.
Hallsville’s typical home value is about $365K
The typical Hallsville home is worth about $365,000, up 1.6% in a year, 38% above the Missouri typical home. 77% of Hallsville households own their home, above both the Missouri town median (64%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
| Hallsville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 77% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,127 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
On state tests, Hallsville’s schools beat 77% of Missouri districts
Its public schools are run by Hallsville R-IV. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Hallsville High, with 464 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallsville PrimaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 387 | – |
| Hallsville HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 464 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
More than half of Hallsville’s working residents commute to Columbia
Most working residents leave Hallsville for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Hallsville fell to 366 in 2023, 29 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Columbia (58%), Jefferson City (4%) and Centralia (3%).
| Hallsville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 13% | 8% |
| Work from home | 7.9% | 9% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hallsville has four seasons and pleasant summers
Hallsville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 20° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than Missouri overall
Children under 18 are 30% of residents (22% statewide). Hallsville has grown 8.3% since 2020, to 1,742 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Hallsville’s median age is 35.8 years.
| Hallsville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.8 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 17% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.4 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Hallsville | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.6% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.2% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.4% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.1% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.2% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.5% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.8% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.6% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Residents of Hallsville are healthier than 59% of U.S. towns
Hallsville beats the Missouri average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 31% of adults have obesity in Hallsville.
| Hallsville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Hallsville | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.2% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 10.2% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Hallsville, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hallsville has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
0.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tribble Park | 0.3 mi | 9 |
| 2. Hallsville Fairgrounds | — | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Faurot Field and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hallsville. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Stadium & arenaFaurot Field
24 mi MuseumNational Churchill Museum
13 mi MuseumState Historical Society of Missouri13 mi MuseumMuseum of Art and Archaeology13 mi GardenMcAlester Arboretum
13 mi GardenMizzou Botanic GardenPhoto credits
Faurot Field: Mitchell3417 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · National Churchill Museum: Ammodramus, CC0 · State Historical Society of Missouri: Grey Wanderer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mizzou Botanic Garden: Unknown, Public domain
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Everything we know about Hallsville
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Hallsville
About 2 of every 100 Hallsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Hallsville
City in Missouri, United States
Hallsville is a city in Boone County, Missouri. It is part of the Columbia metropolitan area. The population was 1,614 at the time of the 2020 census. Southeast of the town is Mount Zion Church and Cemetery, the site of the Battle of Mount Zion Church during the Civil War.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 902 ft
- ZIP code
- 65255
- Area code
- 573
Questions about Hallsville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hallsville, MO a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
Is Hallsville, MO expensive?
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 B+.