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A town of 1,168, settled in 1879.
The best of Stanberry’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for incomes. Among 248 Missouri towns, just 2 have a lower January low than Stanberry. Stanberry is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. Among 227 Missouri towns, just 10 have a lower typical home value than Stanberry. Stanberry has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Stanberry beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Stanberry is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,207 in 1880, a peak of 2,654 in 1900, 1,129 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2022 and 4 maps from 1925 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Stanberry, 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 Stanberry.
The typical Stanberry home is worth about $100,000, up 3.5% in a year, 62% below the Missouri typical home. At $852 a month, Stanberry’s median rent is close to Missouri’s towns ($971 a month) and below U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| Stanberry | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $852 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Stanberry beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 35% of Stanberry adults get no exercise outside work, against 30% in Missouri’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns. 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Stanberry.
| Stanberry | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Stanberry | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.6% | 77.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.4% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Stanberry has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 16° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Stanberry for work: only 16% work in town. 19% of Stanberry residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Stanberry fell to 498 in 2023, 80 fewer than in 2013.
| Stanberry | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 13% | 8% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Missouri average. Stanberry has grown 3.4% since 2020, to 1,168 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri.
| Stanberry | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Stanberry | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.8% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.3% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.1% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.3% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.1% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 49.9% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.5% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.8% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.2% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.3% | 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
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. City Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Stanberry
About 2 of every 100 Stanberry residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
City in Missouri, U.S.
Stanberry is a city in Gentry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,129 at the 2020 census.
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2 notable people were born here, including Claude Thomas and Jim Spainhower.