Sunrise BeachMO
A town of 533, settled in 1932.
Is Sunrise Beach a good place to live?
Sunrise Beach’s median age is 50.4 years, where Missouri’s towns sit at 38.5 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Sunrise Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Sunrise Beach stand out
Where Sunrise Beach beats most towns.
533 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sunrise Beach: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sunrise Beach, 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 Sunrise Beach.
Sunrise Beach has 3.1 jobs for every working resident, and 539 people commute in
Most working residents leave Sunrise Beach for work: only 14% work in town. Jobs based in Sunrise Beach grew to 564 in 2023, 55 more than in 2013. At $56,000, Sunrise Beach’s median household income is close to Missouri’s towns ($62,000) and below U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Sunrise Beach | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Sunrise Beach’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by Camdenton R-III. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Deck ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 157 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Homes in Sunrise Beach are worth about $400K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Sunrise Beach home is worth about $400,000, down 1.4% in a year, 51% above the Missouri typical home.
| Sunrise Beach | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 74% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,115 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Sunrise Beach faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 2015, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sunrise Beach.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sunrise Beach has mild winters and hot summers
Sunrise Beach has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Sunrise Beach is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Missouri overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (18% statewide). Sunrise Beach has grown 28% since 2020, to 533 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri.
| Sunrise Beach | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.4 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Sunrise Beach | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.4% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.1% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.5% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.7% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.1% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.6% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.9% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.3% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.4% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Crime reported in Sunrise Beach
17 crimes were reported in Sunrise Beach in 2025: 14 property and 3 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Sunrise Beach is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
How healthy Sunrise Beach is
Sunrise Beach beats the Missouri average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 29% of adults feel lonely in Sunrise Beach.
| Sunrise Beach | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Sunrise Beach | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10% | 12.1% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81% | 77.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Sunrise Beach has set aside 0.6% of its land for conservation
3.5 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
| Sunrise Beach | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Sunrise Beach
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sunrise Beach; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Sunrise Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Every workday, about 539 people come to Sunrise Beach for work
Where Sunrise Beach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sunrise Beach
Village in Missouri, US
Sunrise Beach is a village in Camden and Morgan counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 431 at the 2020 census, unchanged from 2010.
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- Area
- 5.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 846 ft
- ZIP code
- 65079
Questions about Sunrise Beach
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sunrise Beach, MO a good place to live?
Sunrise Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.