Montevallo TownshipMO
A town of 287, settled in 1854.
Is Montevallo Township a good place to live?
Among 248 Missouri towns, just 8 have a lower share of residents 65 or older than Montevallo Township. Montevallo Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
287 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Montevallo Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Montevallo Township, 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 Montevallo Township.
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Montevallo Township’s workers commute out
At 31 minutes, Montevallo Township’s average trip to work is above both the Missouri town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 8.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Montevallo Township. The top destinations are Nevada (27%), Springfield (9%) and Fort Scott (4%).
| Montevallo Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.9% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Missouri overall
That puts Montevallo Township where Missouri’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 29%. Adults 18 to 34 are 10% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 33% of residents (22% statewide). Montevallo Township has grown 4% since 2020, to 287 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Montevallo Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.3 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 20% and 78% women
The Census survey reached too few of Montevallo Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±29.4 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Montevallo Township | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0.7% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 32.7% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 23.6% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0.9% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.3% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.5% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 4.2% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.4% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.8% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and hot summers in Montevallo Township
Montevallo Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Montevallo Township’s July high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Montevallo Township is
Montevallo Township beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 21% of Montevallo Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Montevallo Township | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Montevallo Township | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.8% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.8% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Montevallo Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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Everything we know about Montevallo Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Montevallo Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Montevallo Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Montevallo Township for work
Where Montevallo Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Montevallo Township
Unincorporated community in Vernon County, Missouri, United States
Montevallo is an unincorporated community in southeast Vernon County, Missouri, United States. The community is on Missouri Route E between Milo (10 miles west) and Olympia four miles to the east in adjacent Cedar County. Nevada is approximately 16 miles to the northeast.
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Questions about Montevallo Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Montevallo Township, MO a good place to live?
Montevallo Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.