Holts SummitMO
A town of 4,773, settled in 1869.
Is Holts Summit a good place to live?
Holts Summit gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $288K, 3.9 years of the Jefferson City metro’s $74K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 74th among Missouri's 247 graded towns. On the plus side, the median household earns $85K. Only 10 of Missouri’s 419 towns score lower on walkability. The biggest park or preserve is Holts Summit Greenway Park, at 50 acres. Of the 177 Missouri towns we compare, none has a lower property crime rate than Holts Summit.
What makes Holts Summit stand out
Where Holts Summit beats most towns.
Holts Summit has grown 48% since 2010
3,247 counted in 2010 and 4,458 in 2020; an estimated 4,773 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 8% since 2020, after 37.3% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Holts Summit grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Holts Summit is from typical.
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Moving to Holts Summit: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Holts Summit, 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 Holts Summit.
About half of Holts Summit’s working residents commute to Jefferson City
Most working residents leave Holts Summit for work: only 2% work in town. 4.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Holts Summit, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Since 2013, Holts Summit has lost 49 jobs, to 643 in 2023.
| Holts Summit | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 13% | 8% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Holts Summit’s public schools outperform 52% of Missouri districts
Its public schools are run by the Jefferson City school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 367 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Fewer middle-aged adults than Missouri overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 28% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 31% of residents (22% statewide). Holts Summit’s median age is 33.3 years, against 38.5 years in Missouri’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Holts Summit has grown 8% since 2020, to 4,773 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Holts Summit | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.3 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.9 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Holts Summit | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.2% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 21.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.4% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.7% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.2% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.6% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.8% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.1% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.6% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,800, single groups can be off by several points
Holts Summit faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Holts Summit, expect four seasons and hot summers
Holts Summit has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 22° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crime reported in Holts Summit
Holts Summit's reported crime rate is well below Missouri's. 6 violent crimes were reported in 2024.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Holts Summit earns an A− for cost of living
80% of households own their home in Holts Summit. Typical home values rose 5% in the year to September 2026.
| Holts Summit | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 80% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,122 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
On CDC estimates, Holts Summit is healthier than 53% of U.S. towns
Holts Summit beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 30% of Holts Summit adults feel lonely.
| Holts Summit | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Holts Summit | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.6% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Holts Summit | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Holts Summit Greenway Park | 0.6 mi | 50 |
| 2. Hibernia Station Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Holts Summit
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Holts Summit
About 4 of every 100 Holts Summit residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
98% of working residents leave Holts Summit for work
Where Holts Summit’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Holts Summit
City in Missouri, United States
Holts Summit is a small city in Callaway County, Missouri. The population was 4,458 at the time of the 2020 census. Holts Summit is located 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Jefferson City, Missouri's state capital. It is part of the Jefferson City Metropolitan Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 850 ft
- ZIP code
- 65043
- Area code
- 573
Questions about Holts Summit
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Holts Summit, MO a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Holts Summit grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #74 of 247 in Missouri. It grades B− for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Holts Summit, 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 A−.