Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
38% of residents live below the poverty line in Hartville, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. No town among the 243 in Missouri we compare has a lower median rent than Hartville. Kelton House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Hartville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Hartville beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 248 in 1880, 594 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and a map from 1954 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hartville, 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 Hartville.
Its public schools are run by Hartville R-II. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartville Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 208 | C+ |
| Hartville HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 183 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hartville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 23° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Hartville home is worth about $218,000, up 6.7% in a year, 18% below the Missouri typical home. 44% of Hartville households own their home, below both Missouri’s towns (64%) and U.S. towns (73%).
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Hartville for work: only 7% work in town. Hartville’s average trip to work is 18 minutes. Jobs based in Hartville fell to 239 in 2023, 155 fewer than in 2013.
| Hartville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.7% | 13% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
4 crimes were reported in Hartville in 2025: 2 property and 2 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Hartville is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Hartville beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 23% of Hartville adults smoke cigarettes.
| Hartville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 22% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Hartville | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 21.3% | 13.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.1% | 8% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 12.3% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Hartville; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Hartville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
3 notable people were born in Hartville.
City in Missouri, U.S.
Hartville is a city in and the county seat of Wright County, Missouri, United States. Its population was 594 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hartville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
3 notable people were born here, including Jack Curtis and Donald Dedmon.
