Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
49% of residents live below the poverty line in Hermitage, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. No town among the 248 in Missouri we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Hermitage. John Siddle Williams House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Hermitage has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Hermitage beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 167 in 1880, 621 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hermitage, 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 Hermitage.
The top destinations are Springfield (12%), Bolivar (8%) and Buffalo (3%). In Hermitage, the average trip to work is 16 minutes. Most working residents leave Hermitage for work: only 13% work in town. Since 2013, Hermitage has added 41 jobs, to 493 in 2023.
| Hermitage | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $26,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 13% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked. Public schools: Hermitage R-IV. 3 public schools serve Hermitage, with 289 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermitage Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 138 | B+ |
| Hermitage HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 88 | C |
NCES · EDFacts
Of the losses FEMA expects in Hermitage, 50% come from inland flooding and 14% from tornadoes. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 68% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Hermitage households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2015.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Summer afternoons peak near 89° in July, and January nights bottom out around 22°; snowfall runs to about 10 inches a winter. The seasons in Hermitage: chilly winters, warm summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Hermitage home is worth about $215,000, up 11.8% in a year, 19% below the Missouri typical home. 66% of households own their home locally.
| Hermitage | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $621 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
36% of Hermitage adults sleep under 7 hours. This Missouri town does better than the Missouri average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13. Only 5 of the 248 Missouri towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Hermitage. Two figures for adults locally: 21% report frequent physical distress, 43% get no exercise outside work.
| Hermitage | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 30% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Hermitage | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.5% | 16.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10% | 12.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 15.3% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Hermitage; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Hermitage residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Where Hermitage’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Missouri, U.S.
Hermitage is a city in and the county seat of Hickory County, Missouri, United States, on the Pomme de Terre River. The population was 621 at the 2020 census. The John Siddles Williams House on Museum Street in Hermitage, on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980, houses the Hickory County Historical Society Museum and Research Room.
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Hermitage has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.