St. FrancisvilleMO
Is St. Francisville a good place to live?
48% of residents live below the poverty line in St. Francisville, above both the Missouri town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 4 of the 248 Missouri towns we compare have a lower January low than St. Francisville. Sickles Tavern and James Henning House is on the National Register of Historic Places. St. Francisville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes St. Francisville stand out
Where St. Francisville beats most towns.
142 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to St. Francisville: who provides what
St. Francisville is unincorporated, so Clark 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 St. Francisville.
The biggest natural risk in St. Francisville is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in four fifths of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in St. Francisville, 58% come from inland flooding and 18% from heat waves. Federal disaster aid has reached households in St. Francisville once, in 2008.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of St. Francisville’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
Half commute less than 16 miles. The top destinations are Keokuk (22%), Quincy (10%) and Fort Madison (8%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
The climate in St. Francisville brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Only 7 of the 248 Missouri towns we compare have a lower midsummer high than St. Francisville. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 17° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy St. Francisville is
44% of adults in St. Francisville have high blood pressure; 36% get no exercise outside work. Against the Missouri average, St. Francisville comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 10. The share of adults in St. Francisville who report frequent physical distress is 18%.
| St. Francisville | Typical Missouri town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| What stands out | St. Francisville | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.7% | 15.8% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.7% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.3% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
St. Francisville keeps 3.6% of its land conserved
The biggest park or preserve is Frost Island Conservation Area, at 42 acres. Parkland in St. Francisville adds up to 44 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Frost Island Conservation Area | — | 42 |
| 2. Fort Pike Access | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in St. Francisville sell for about $200K
92% of St. Francisville households live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about St. Francisville
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of St. Francisville; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 St. Francisville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave St. Francisville for work
Where St. Francisville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
About St. Francisville
Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
St. Francisville or Saint Francisville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northeast Clark County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 137. The community is on Missouri Route B four miles north of Wayland. The Des Moines River and the Missouri-Iowa border are one-half mile north of the community. It is the oldest settlement in Clark County, Missouri.
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- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
Questions about St. Francisville
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Is St. Francisville, MO a good place to live?
St. Francisville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.