NewMarketMo, 2025
New Market’s story
187 years in pictures
Census counts: 182 in 1900, 88 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2025 and 3 maps from 1951 on.
- 1839New Market is settled
New MarketMO
Population
52
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$165K
Census ACS
Median age
63.2
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Settled
1839
187 years ago
Is New Market a good place to live?
83% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in New Market, where Missouri’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 29%. No town among the 248 in Missouri we compare has a higher median age than New Market. New Market has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes New Market stand out
Where New Market beats most towns.
Small town
52 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
The data
Ordered by what stands out in New Market.
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is New Market’s year
18″snow a winter
New Market brings chilly winters and warm summers. Summer afternoons peak near 88° in July, and January nights bottom out around 19°; snowfall runs to about 18 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–41°
Spring43–65°
Summer66–86°
Fall45–66°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 13
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
New Market faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
67risk score of 100
In New Market, the FEMA hazard score is 67 of 100. Expected losses in New Market break down as 52% from inland flooding and 15% from tornadoes.
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
Compared with most of Missouri and the rest of the country, fewer of New Market’s adults feel lonely
For adults in New Market, the share who report frequent physical distress is 13%. This Missouri town does better than the Missouri average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1. Among adults locally, 14% report frequent mental distress and 7.6% worry about having enough food.
| New Market | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 7.6% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Missouri
12 better19 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | New Market | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.6% | 13.7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.1% | 12.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.6% |
Saint John Hospital
16.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about New Market
15pages on New Market
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
Nearby attractions
All 49 attractions →Arrowhead Stadium and 31 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Market. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
29 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
36 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
28 mi Theme parkWorlds of Fun
29 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC Stadium
30 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile CenterSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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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Getting set up
Moving to New Market: who provides what
New Market is unincorporated, so Platte County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerEvergy12.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPlatte County Pwsd 7No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPlatte CountyPlatte County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Missouri you can register online until 27 days before Election Day, in person until 27 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 27 days before).vote.govWho runs elections herePlattePlatte County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP code6443964439 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of New Market; the nearest are
University of Saint MaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Leavenworth, KS16.4 mi$35,380 tuitionMissouri Western State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Saint Joseph17.7 mi$10,306 in-state tuitionKansas City Kansas Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Kansas City, KS26.4 mi$3,210 in-state tuition
College town 25 of every 100 New Market residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About New Market
Census-designated place in Platte County, Missouri, United States
New Market is a census designated place (CDP) in northern Platte County, Missouri, United States. It lies within the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 88 at the 2020 census. The community is located on Missouri Route 371 about 1.5 miles south of the Platte–Buchanan county line. Dearborn is two miles to the northeast across U.S. Route 71 and Bee Creek flows past the west side of the community.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 876 ft
Questions about New Market
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