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A town of 22,404, settled in 1871. Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
Trash & recyclingRepublic grades B+ overall, 69th among Missouri's 247 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 92% of the state's. It also does better than most on safety: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 61% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $270K, 4.1 years of the Springfield metro’s $65K median household income. Elijah Teague Anderson House is on the National Register of Historic Places. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Republic, above both the Missouri town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The biggest park or preserve is Brookline Park, at 42 acres.
Where Republic beats most towns.
14,751 counted in 2010 and 18,750 in 2020; an estimated 22,404 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 20.3% since 2020, after 27.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Republic is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 81 in 1880, 18,750 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1960 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Republic, 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 Republic.
Republic fares better on crime within Missouri than nationally, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has added half again as many jobs in ten years.
Its public schools are run by Republic R-III. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,211 | A− |
| Republic HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,530 | A |
| Schofield ElementaryTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 457 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here grew from 3,508 in 2013 to 5,436.
Most working residents leave Republic for work: only 11% work in town. Jobs based in Republic grew to 5,436 in 2023, 1,928 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Springfield (57%), Nixa (2%) and Ozark (2%).
| Republic | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 13% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
5.1 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Republic | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brookline Park | 0.6 mi | 42 |
| 2. Miller Park | 0.1 mi | 23 |
| 3. Park Drive | 0.2 mi | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Republic has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 23° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (37% statewide); children under 18 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). Republic’s median age is 33.2 years. Republic has grown 20% since 2020, to 22,404 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Republic | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.2 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 22% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women. Median age: women 35.2, men 30.9.
| Republic | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.4% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.5% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.1% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.6% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.3% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.2% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.1% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.2% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Republic.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 14.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 78% of Missouri’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 270 to 159 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Republic is 6.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Republic | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.2 per 1,000 residents | 12.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 10,053 U.S. towns with household incomes like Republic’s, it is healthier than 60%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Republic beats the Missouri average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 31% of adults have high blood pressure in Republic.
| Republic | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Republic | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 10% | 12.1% |
| Fewer adults with high blood pressure | 31.4% | 36.5% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 59.3% | 64% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Republic home is worth about $270,000, up 2.8% in a year, close to the Missouri typical home. 60% of Republic households own their home.
| Republic | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,123 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Republic. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Theme parkSilver Dollar City
3 mi National BattlefieldWilson's Creek National Battlefield371K visitors a year
7 mi Zoo & aquariumWonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium6 mi MuseumRiverbluff Cave
37 mi MuseumTitanic Museum35 mi CaveMarvel CaveSilver Dollar City: Nan Fry, CC BY 2.0 · Wilson's Creek National Battlefield: National Park Service, Public domain · Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium: Robert Lawton, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Titanic Museum: Brad A. Totman, Public domain
8 within 15 miles of the center of Republic
About 4 of every 100 Republic residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Where Republic’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Missouri, United States
Republic is a city in Christian and Greene counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 18,750. In 2019, its population was 16,938, making it the second largest city in Greene County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is also the fourth largest city in the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Area.
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One town shares a border with Republic.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic | #69 | B+ | B− | B | A | C+ |
| Springfield | #176 | C− | B− | D− | B | C |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Republic grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #69 of 247 in Missouri. It grades C+ for health, B for safety and A for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
2 notable people were born here, including Ross Carter and Lester Edmund Cox.
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