Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Monticello’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both the Missouri town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 248 Missouri towns, just 6 have a lower January low than Monticello. Lewis County Courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. Monticello has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Monticello beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 301 in 1870, a peak of 350 in 1890, 104 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1903 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Monticello, 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 Monticello.
Half commute less than 23 miles. In Monticello, the middle household income is $93,000, against $62,000 in Missouri’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Only 2% of working residents stay in Monticello for work; the rest commute out. Since 2013, Monticello has added 35 jobs, to 98 in 2023.
| Monticello | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 13% | 8% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 14% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The range runs from 18° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 18 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The FEMA hazard score for Monticello comes to 62 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 48% come from inland flooding and 18% from heat waves. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2008.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Monticello, nearly a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes. Just over two in five adults sleep under 7 hours in the town.
| Monticello | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Monticello | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 55.3% | 60.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Monticello
About 1 of every 100 Monticello residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Where Monticello’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Missouri, United States
Monticello is a rural village in, and county seat of, Lewis County, Missouri, United States, along the North Fabius River. The population was 104 at the 2020 census, and according to this census, Monticello is the county seat with the smallest population in the State of Missouri. The town is named in honor of President Thomas Jefferson's estate in Virginia. Monticello is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Monticello has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
