Prairie HillMO
A town of 120, settled in 1869.
Is Prairie Hill a good place to live?
Prairie Hill’s age of the median resident is 17.1 years, against 38.5 years in Missouri’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 248 Missouri towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Prairie Hill. Prairie Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
120 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Prairie Hill: who provides what
Prairie Hill is unincorporated, so Chariton County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Prairie Hill.
Natural hazards: high risk in Prairie Hill, mostly inland flooding
57% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 14%. Prairie Hill’s FEMA risk score is 69 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Prairie Hill’s year
The range runs from 19° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Prairie Hill is
Prairie Hill beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 41% of adults have high blood pressure locally.
| Prairie Hill | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | Prairie Hill | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.9% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.8% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Prairie Hill
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Prairie Hill; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Prairie Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Prairie Hill
Unincorporated community in Missouri, US
Prairie Hill is an unincorporated community in eastern Chariton County, Missouri, United States. The community is located at the intersection of Missouri routes W and HH approximately seven miles north-northeast of Salisbury. The Thomas Hill Reservoir dam is seven miles (11 km) to the northeast in adjacent Randolph County. A post office called Prairie Hill was established in 1869, and remained in operation until 1966. The community was named for its elevated location upon a prairie.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 725 ft
Questions about Prairie Hill
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Is Prairie Hill, MO a good place to live?
Prairie Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.