Latham’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 32 of 100, below both the Missouri town median (54 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Just over a third of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 15%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities.

32risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves

Full pageLatham’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters18 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready1.2 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Latham’s kids attend

Its one school is below.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Latham Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–8	Grades K–8	38	B⁻

Full pageLatham’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsMONITEAU CO. R-V Every school1 school · Latham Elem.Questions“Are Latham’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

Latham has four seasons and pleasant summers

In July, afternoons reach 88°; in January, nights fall to 21°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.

10″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–43°

Spring44–66°

Summer65–86°

Fall46–67°

Oct 25

typical first frost

Apr 11

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageLatham’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 88°, January lows 21°Rain & snow10″ of snow a winter · 43 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Latham stands out in Missouri and nationally, with more of its adults who report frequent mental distress

25% of Latham adults say their health is fair or poor. In Latham, 36% of adults feel lonely, against 32% in Missouri’s towns and 33% across U.S. towns. Of the 248 Missouri towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Latham.

	Latham	Missouri towns	U.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)	30%	25%	23%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	22%	19%	17%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	20%	17%	14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	17%	15%	14%

32 measures vs. Missouri

0 better26 too close to call6 worse

What stands out	Latham	MO
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	20%	15.8%
More adults in frequent mental distress	21.8%	17.5%
More adults with depression	30.1%	24.3%

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City

21.6 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

Full pageLatham’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby21.6 miles to an ER · SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City How adults are doingMore adults in frequent mental distress Every CDC estimateBetter than MO on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Latham

16pages on Latham

The big questions

Schools1 school HealthBetter than MO on 0 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$62K median household income Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 32% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions8 nearby · Lake of the Ozarks 25 mi LibraryMoniteau County Library Colleges

The story

HistoryLaid out 1880 Climate88° summer highs · 10″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 65050 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Latham; the nearest are

Lincoln UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Jefferson City27.7 mi$9,796 in-state tuition State Fair Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Sedalia33.2 mi$4,176 in-state tuition

College town 15 of every 100 Latham residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Latham

Census-designated place in Missouri, United States

Latham is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Moniteau County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 69.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 0.4 sq mi
Elevation: 899 ft
ZIP code: 65050

Questions about Latham

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Latham, MO a good place to live?

Latham has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Post to Latham

Check your email

LathamMO

Is Latham a good place to live?

75 people, and everyone knows the way

Moving to Latham: who provides what

The data

Natural hazards: low risk in Latham, mostly inland flooding