Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Missouri town.
The best of Plattsburg’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and history and an A+ for civic life; the weakest is a D for schools. Plattsburg’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, where Missouri’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among 248 Missouri towns, just 1 have a higher median age than Plattsburg. Plattsburg’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Missouri’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Only 12 of Missouri’s 390 towns score higher on civic life. The biggest park or preserve is Smithville Lake Recreation Area, at 152 acres. Plattsburg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Plattsburg beats most towns.
David L. and Sallie Ann Stoutimore HouseWhere Plattsburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Plattsburg is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 692 in 1860, 2,222 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1892 and 2 maps from 1925 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Plattsburg, 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 Plattsburg.
Its public schools are run by Clinton Co. R-III. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 301 | C |
| Plattsburg HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 200 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Plattsburg for work: only 11% work in town. 18% of Plattsburg residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Plattsburg has lost 50 jobs, to 584 in 2023.
| Plattsburg | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7.5% | 9% | 11% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 13% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Plattsburg has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 19° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Plattsburg beats the Missouri average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of adults feel lonely in Plattsburg.
| Plattsburg | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Plattsburg | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.3% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.5% | 9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri.
| Plattsburg | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Plattsburg | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.1% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.7% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.4% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.7% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.7% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.5% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.8% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.5% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.3% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Smithville Lake Recreation Area | — | 152 |
| 2. Perkins Park | — | 22 |
| 3. Ted Moore Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Plattsburg home is worth about $291,000, up 6.9% in a year, 10% above the Missouri typical home. Plattsburg’s median rent is $772 a month.
| Plattsburg | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $772 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Plattsburg since 2014.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Plattsburg; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Plattsburg residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
4 notable people were born in Plattsburg.
City in Missouri, United States
Plattsburg is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area in the western part of the state, within the United States. It developed along the Little Platte River. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 2,222.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
2.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Missouri town.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
4 notable people were born here, including James C. Marshall and Henry Clay.
