VeronaMO
A town of 520, settled in 1857.
Is Verona a good place to live?
Verona has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
520 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Verona: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Verona, 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 Verona.
The schools Verona’s kids attend
Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Verona teach 295 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verona Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 152 | D |
| Verona HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 143 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
Verona has four seasons and hot summers
Expect July afternoons of 89° and January nights of 24°, with about 7 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With only 0.8 jobs per working resident, most people in Verona work out of town
In Verona, 29% of residents live below the poverty line, against 14% in Missouri’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. For most workers, Verona is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. The town’s typical household income stands at $42,000. It had 181 jobs in 2023, down 58 from 2013.
| Verona | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 29% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $42,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Verona than in most of Missouri or the rest of the country
For adults in Verona, the share who get no exercise outside work is 38%. In Verona, 27% of adults say their health is fair or poor, above both Missouri’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (19%).
| Verona | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 30% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 9.4% | 8.1% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 19% |
| What stands out | Verona | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 17.3% | 8.7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 20.6% | 13.7% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 16.8% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Verona faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities. Households in Verona have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2015. FEMA puts 45% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to tornadoes. One flood insurance claim has been paid locally since 2021.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Verona is worth about $260K, on Zillow’s estimate
In Verona, the going rate for rent is $903 a month. The share of households in Verona who own their home: 74%.
| Verona | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 74% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $903 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Verona
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Verona; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Verona residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Verona
City in Missouri, United States
Verona is a city in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. The population was 619 at the 2010 census, later estimated to be 826 as of July 1, 2020.
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- Established
- 1857
- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,280 ft
- ZIP code
- 65769
- Area code
- 417
Questions about Verona
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Verona, MO a good place to live?
Verona has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.