Rich HillMO
A town of 1,264, settled in 1871.
Is Rich Hill a good place to live?
Rich Hill’s best subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for schools; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 34% of residents live below the poverty line in Rich Hill, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 20 of Missouri’s 419 towns score lower on incomes. Residents are less healthy than 96% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Rich Hill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Rich Hill stand out
Where Rich Hill beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,264 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Rich Hill grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Rich Hill is from typical.
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Moving to Rich Hill: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rich Hill, 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 Rich Hill.
For health, Rich Hill earns a D−
23% of adults smoke cigarettes in Rich Hill, above both Missouri’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (14%). 19% of adults report frequent physical distress in Rich Hill. Rich Hill beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| Rich Hill | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Rich Hill | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.7% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.5% | 15.8% |
| More smokers | 22.9% | 16% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A typical Rich Hill home is worth about $157K
The typical Rich Hill home is worth about $157,000, down 8.8% in a year, 41% below the Missouri typical home. The median rent in Rich Hill is $900 a month.
| Rich Hill | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 75% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $900 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Rich Hill’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Rich Hill for work: only 9% work in town. Rich Hill’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Since 2013, Rich Hill has lost 56 jobs, to 196 in 2023.
| Rich Hill | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 7.7% | 9% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.1% | 13% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rich Hill faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Rich Hill has four seasons and hot summers
Rich Hill has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 23° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crime reported in Rich Hill
Rich Hill's reported crime rate is below Missouri's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025.
| Rich Hill | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.1 per 1,000 residents | 12.5 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Rich Hill has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
0.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Park Place | 0.3 mi | 8 |
| 2. Prospect Park | — | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Rich Hill
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Rich Hill; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Rich Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Rich Hill has shrunk 9% since 2010
1,396 counted in 2010 and 1,232 in 2020; an estimated 1,264 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
About Rich Hill
City in Bates County, Missouri, United States
Rich Hill is a city in southern Bates County, Missouri, United States, that is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 1,232 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 801 ft
- ZIP code
- 64779
- Area code
- 417
Questions about Rich Hill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rich Hill, MO expensive?
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+.