Lake WinnebagoMO
A town of 1,869, incorporated in 1963.
Is Lake Winnebago a good place to live?
Lake Winnebago’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A− for health and schools; its weakest is a D for cost of living. 62% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lake Winnebago, where Missouri’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 5 of Missouri’s 419 towns score lower on cost of living. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. Only 8 of Missouri’s 419 towns score lower on history. Lake Winnebago has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lake Winnebago stand out
Where Lake Winnebago beats most towns.
Lake Winnebago has grown 65% since 2010
1,131 counted in 2010 and 1,433 in 2020; an estimated 1,869 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Lake Winnebago grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Lake Winnebago is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Arrowhead Stadium and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Winnebago. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
17 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
24 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
26 mi Theme parkWorlds of Fun
23 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC Stadium
22 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile CenterPhoto credits
Arrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, Public domain · SubTropolis: ErgoSum88, Public domain · Worlds of Fun: Tkexb173 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CPKC Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · T-Mobile Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Lake Winnebago: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lake Winnebago, 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 Lake Winnebago.
A larger share of households own their home in Lake Winnebago than in most of Missouri or the rest of the country
96% of Lake Winnebago households own their home, above both Missouri’s towns (64%) and U.S. towns (73%). Typical home values rose 9.3% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
A smaller share of adults in Lake Winnebago feel lonely than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town
25% of adults feel lonely in Lake Winnebago. Lake Winnebago beats the Missouri average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Lake Winnebago.
| Lake Winnebago | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 6% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Lake Winnebago | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6% | 13.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.7% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Lake Winnebago’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Lake Winnebago for work: only 1% work in town. Lake Winnebago’s median household income is $179,000. Since 2013, Lake Winnebago has added 102 jobs, to 174 in 2023.
| Lake Winnebago | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $179,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lake Winnebago has four seasons and pleasant summers
Lake Winnebago has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 20° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crime reported in Lake Winnebago
Lake Winnebago's reported crime rate is well below Missouri's. The violent crime rate in Lake Winnebago is 0 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes.
| Lake Winnebago | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.7 per 1,000 residents | 12.5 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Moderate risk in Lake Winnebago, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. Since 1990, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lake Winnebago.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Lake Winnebago
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Winnebago
About 3 of every 100 Lake Winnebago residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
99% of working residents leave Lake Winnebago for work
Where Lake Winnebago’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lake Winnebago
City in Missouri, United States
Lake Winnebago is a city in Cass County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,433 at the 2020. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 961 ft
Lake Winnebago’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Lake Winnebago.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Winnebago | — | — | D | — | A− | A− |
| Lee's Summit | #81 | B | C− | C | A | A− |
Lake Winnebago has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lake Winnebago reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Lake Winnebago with a neighbor →
Questions about Lake Winnebago
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Winnebago, MO expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.