Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,345, settled in 1980.
The best of Kimberling City’s subject grades is an A for safety; the weakest is a D for incomes. 39% of residents are 65 or older in Kimberling City, against 17% in Missouri’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Only 3 of Missouri’s 213 towns score higher on safety. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns. On history, just 5 of Missouri’s 419 towns do worse. Kimberling City has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Kimberling City beats most towns.
Where Kimberling City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Kimberling City is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,285 in 1980, 2,344 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1956 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kimberling City, 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 Kimberling City.
At 1.3 per 1,000 residents, Kimberling City’s property crime rate is below both Missouri’s towns (12.5) and U.S. towns (9.9). The violent crime rate in Kimberling City is 0 per 1,000 residents.
| Kimberling City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 12.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Kimberling City’s median age is 62.4 years. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri. 15% of Kimberling City residents are under 18.
| Kimberling City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 62.4 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 15% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 22% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.8 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Kimberling City | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.9% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.5% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.8% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 25.3% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.9% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.2% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.3% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.6% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.1% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.9% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
48% of adults have high blood pressure in Kimberling City. Kimberling City beats the Missouri average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 41% of adults have obesity in Kimberling City.
| Kimberling City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 78% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Kimberling City | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.5% | 16.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 12.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 11.3% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Kimberling City for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Kimberling City has added 42 jobs, to 507 in 2023. The top destinations are Branson (17%), Springfield (15%) and Branson West (4%).
| Kimberling City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Kimberling City home is worth about $323,000, up 3.2% in a year, 22% above the Missouri typical home.
| Kimberling City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 80% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $864 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Kimberling City has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 25° and about 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kimberling City. Close and well known come first.
5 mi Theme parkSilver Dollar City
9 mi LakeTable Rock Lake
8 mi MuseumTitanic Museum5 mi CaveMarvel Cave
24 mi LandmarkChrist of the Ozarks
38 mi National RiverBuffalo National River1.4M visitors a yearSilver Dollar City: Nan Fry, CC BY 2.0 · Table Rock Lake: KTrimble (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Titanic Museum: Brad A. Totman, Public domain · Christ of the Ozarks: Bobak Ha'Eri, Public domain · Buffalo National River: Mattsrealm, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Kimberling City
About 1 of every 100 Kimberling City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
City in Missouri, United States
Kimberling City is a city in Stone County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,344 at the 2020 census.
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That is 5.1 years of the area's median household income ($63,520 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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