MosbyMO
A town of 101, settled in 1887.
Is Mosby a good place to live?
Mosby has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
101 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Mosby: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mosby, 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 Mosby.
In Mosby, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 19° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Mosby’s working residents commute to Kansas City
The top destinations are Kansas City (35%), Liberty (12%) and Shawnee (4%). For residents in Mosby, the share who live below the poverty line is 17%. Its typical journey to work is 20 minutes, where Missouri’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Mosby | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Mosby is
Among adults in Mosby, 31% feel lonely, below both Missouri’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (33%). Of 32 CDC measures, Mosby beats the Missouri average on 7 and trails it on 2. 16% of adults report frequent mental distress here.
| Mosby | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mosby | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 13.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mosby faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Flood insurance has paid out on 67 claims in Mosby since 1981. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 54% of U.S. communities. 56% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 14%. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2007.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Arrowhead Stadium and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mosby. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
14 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
21 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
14 mi Theme parkWorlds of Fun
19 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC Stadium
21 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile CenterPhoto credits
Arrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SubTropolis: ErgoSum88, Public domain · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, 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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Everything we know about Mosby
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mosby
About 2 of every 100 Mosby residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Mosby
City in Missouri, United States
Mosby is a city in Clay County, Missouri, United States, along the Fishing River. The population was 101 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
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- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 761 ft
- ZIP code
- 64073
- Area code
- 660
Questions about Mosby
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mosby, MO a good place to live?
Mosby has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.