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A town of 1,246, settled in 1856. Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
Rock Port’s best subject grade is an A for schools; its weakest is a D for incomes. 29% of residents are 65 or older in Rock Port, where Missouri’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 18%. No town among the 182 in Missouri we compare has a lower property crime rate than Rock Port. Residents are less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Rock Port has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them John Dickinson Dopf Mansion and Atchison County Memorial Building. Rock Port has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Rock Port beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Port Elem. | PK–5 | 174 |
| Rock Port High | 6–12 | 193 |
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Rock Port is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1876.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rock Port, 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 Rock Port.
Its public schools are run by Rock Port R-II. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Port Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 174 | A |
| Rock Port HighLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 193 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
43% of adults have high blood pressure in Rock Port, above both Missouri’s towns (37%) and U.S. towns (35%). 15% of Rock Port adults have diabetes. Rock Port beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| Rock Port | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Rock Port | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.4% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Rock Port home is worth about $166,000, up 5.9% in a year, 37% below the Missouri typical home. Rock Port’s median rent is $666 a month.
| Rock Port | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $666 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rock Port.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
People 65 and older are 30% of residents (18% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Rock Port is 46.5 years. Rock Port has lost 2.3% of its people since 2020, down to 1,246 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Rock Port | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.5 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 22% | 29% |
57% women, 43% men
About 75 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.5 points). Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 72% are women (MO 58%).
| Rock Port | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.5% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.6% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.3% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15.2% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.3% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.3% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.5% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.4% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Rock Port has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. Only 8 of the 248 Missouri towns we compare have a lower July high than Rock Port.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 4 of Rock Port’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Rock Port has lost 169 jobs, to 492 in 2023. The top destinations are St.
| Rock Port | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 28% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $46,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 14% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rock Port's reported crime rate is well below Missouri's. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2023.
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rock Port
About 2 of every 100 Rock Port residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
2 places in Rock Port on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Missouri, U.S.
Rock Port is a city in and the county seat of Atchison County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,278 at the 2020 census.
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Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
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 B+.
