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St Elizabeth, Missouri
Missouri›Miller County

St. ElizabethMO

A town of 435, settled in 1836.

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Is St. Elizabeth a good place to live?

St. Elizabeth’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, against 22 minutes in Missouri’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 248 Missouri towns, just 6 have a higher share of children under 18 than St. Elizabeth. St. Elizabeth has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

435 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to St. Elizabeth: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Elizabeth, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerUnion Electric13.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSt Elizabeth PWSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have St. Elizabeth’s trash rules yet
SchoolsSt. Elizabeth R-IV School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Missouri you can register online until 27 days before Election Day, in person until 27 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 27 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMillerMiller County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP code6507565075 100%Census 2020

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 St. Elizabeth.

Work & commute

About one in three of St. Elizabeth’s working residents commute to Jefferson City

Most working residents leave St. 2.3% of residents live below the poverty line in St. Elizabeth, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The median household income in St. Elizabeth is $100,000.

7%work in town
St. ElizabethMissouri townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line2.3%14%9.6%
Median household income$100,000$62,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town6.8%13%8%

Where working residents work

In St. Elizabeth7%
Jefferson City34%
Springfield4%
Columbia3%
Eldon3%
23 mi
median commute distance
134
jobs based in St. Elizabeth
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Schools

The schools St. Elizabeth’s kids attend

Its public schools are run by St. Elizabeth R-IV. Its two schools are below.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
ST. Elizabeth Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5Grades PK–5143A+
ST. Elizabeth HighLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12Grades 6–12139A+

NCES · EDFacts

Who lives here

More children than Missouri overall

Children under 18 are 33% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 27% of residents (37% statewide). St. Elizabeth’s median age is 29.6 years. St. Elizabeth has grown 2.1% since 2020, to 435 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.

29.6median age · MO 39
St. ElizabethMissouri townsU.S. towns
Median age29.6 years38.5 years40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+34%22%29%
St. ElizabethMissouriUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma6%
High school32%
Some college13%
Associate’s15%
Bachelor’s25%
Graduate9%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 37% and 74% women

The Census survey reached too few of St. Elizabeth’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±18.4 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.

Ages and education in St. Elizabeth
St. ElizabethMOU.S.
Under 1017.4%11.9%11.6%
10 to 1715.8%10.4%10.3%
18 to 247.8%9.1%9.1%
25 to 3414.8%13.2%13.7%
35 to 4411.2%12.8%13.2%
45 to 548.3%11.6%12.2%
55 to 647.7%13%12.7%
65 to 7411.1%10.6%10.2%
75 and older5.8%7.3%7%
No diploma5.5%8.1%10.4%
High school32.1%30.2%26%
Some college13.3%20.8%19.1%
Associate’s14.7%8.4%8.8%
Bachelor’s25.4%19.8%21.6%
Graduate9%12.6%14.1%

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in St. Elizabeth

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.

72risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
72High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In St. Elizabeth, expect four seasons and hot summers

Elizabeth has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 23° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.

8″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–45°
Spring45–68°
Summer66–87°
Fall46–69°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 8
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Housing

St. Elizabeth stands out in Missouri and nationally: a larger share of its households own their home

94% of St. Elizabeth households own their home. Typical home values rose 5.5% in the year to September 2026. The typical St.

$316KZillow home value

Typical home value

St. Elizabeth$316K
Missouri$265K
+5.5%
value change, 1 year

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Health

How healthy St. Elizabeth is

9.6% of adults have diabetes in St. Elizabeth. Elizabeth beats the Missouri average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 17% of adults say their health is fair or poor in St. Elizabeth.

St. ElizabethMissouri townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)9.6%12%12%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)17%22%19%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)32%37%35%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)9.6%15%14%
32 measures vs. Missouri
11 better21 too close to call0 worse
What stands outSt. ElizabethMO
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6.3%9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.6%13.7%
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City
21.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about St. Elizabeth

17pages on St. Elizabeth
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of St. Elizabeth; the nearest are

A commuter town

93% of working residents leave St. Elizabeth for work

Where St. Elizabeth’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

34% → Jefferson City Jefferson City 34% 4% → Springfield Springfield 4% 3% → Columbia Columbia 3% 3% → Eldon Eldon 3% 2% → Osage Beach Osage Beach 2% 2% → Westphalia Westphalia 2% St. Elizabeth · 7% stay
134jobs based in St. Elizabeth
7%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About St. Elizabeth

Village in Missouri, United States

St. Elizabeth or Saint Elizabeth is a village in Miller County, Missouri, United States. The population was 418 at the 2020 census, up from 336 in 2010.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
817 ft
ZIP code
65075

Questions about St. Elizabeth

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is St. Elizabeth, MO a good place to live?

St. Elizabeth has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.