Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Among 243 Missouri towns, just one has a lower midpoint rent than Keytesville. Its National Register listings include Redding-Hill House and First Presbyterian Church. Keytesville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Keytesville beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1865.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Keytesville, 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 Keytesville.
62% of Keytesville’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 12%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2019.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keytesville’s typical journey to work is 18 minutes. Only 3% of working residents stay in Keytesville for work; the rest commute out. Its middle household income stands at $41,000, below both Missouri’s towns ($62,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Half commute less than 30 miles.
| Keytesville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $41,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 13% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 14% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 19° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Keytesville, 30% feel lonely. Keytesville: 40% of adults have high blood pressure, above both the Missouri town median (37%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%).
| Keytesville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Keytesville | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.4% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Parks and preserves in Keytesville: 2, covering 20 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Maxwell Taylor Memorial Park | — | 19 |
| 2. Price Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Keytesville; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Keytesville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
Where Keytesville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Keytesville on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Keytesville.
City in Missouri, United States
Keytesville ( KEETS-vil) is a city in and the county seat of Chariton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 440 as of the 2020 census. Keytesville is the hometown of U.S. Army General Maxwell D. Taylor, who commanded the "Screaming Eagles" 101st Airborne division during the Normandy invasion of World War II. Confederate General Sterling Price, who attacked Keytesville during an unsuccessful cavalry raid across his home state, had previously operated a hotel there.
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Keytesville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born here, including Maxwell D. Taylor and Jane Hadley Barkley.
