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A town of 2,713, settled in 1835.
Versailles gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $238K for a typical one, or 4.5 years of the county’s $53K median household income. It grades C overall, 164th of 247 graded towns in Missouri. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 90% of the country, and the median household income is $34K, and 20% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 32% of working residents work locally in Versailles, above both Missouri’s towns (13%) and U.S. towns (8%). Versailles has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Morgan County Courthouse and Martin Hotel. Among 242 Missouri towns, just 1 have a lower median rent than Versailles.
Where Versailles beats most towns.
Where Versailles’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Versailles is from typical.
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Census counts: 578 in 1880, 2,539 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Versailles, 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 Versailles.
Versailles draws workers from Stover and beyond, but it is a long drive from an emergency room and has household incomes well below the Missouri norm.
1,644 jobs are based in Versailles, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 16.4 minutes, against 23.5 across Missouri.
Among 247 Missouri towns, just 5 have a lower median household income than Versailles. The average trip to work in Versailles is 16 minutes. Since 2013, Versailles has added 278 jobs, to 1,644 in 2023.
| Versailles | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $34,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Morgan Co. R-II. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Morgan Co. High, with 377 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Co. Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 522 | C |
| Morgan Co. HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 377 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
The nearest emergency room, Lake Regional Health System, is 23.4 miles away in a straight line. Against the 1,015 U.S. towns with household incomes like Versailles’s, it is healthier than 68%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
36% of Versailles adults get no exercise outside work. Versailles beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 18% of Versailles adults report frequent physical distress.
| Versailles | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Versailles | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.5% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 11.6% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Versailles’ property crime rate is 16.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Versailles | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 16.8 per 1,000 residents | 12.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Versailles since 1998.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Versailles has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 22° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median property tax bill is $584, against $1,948 across Missouri, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Versailles home is worth about $238,000, up 3.8% in a year, 10% below the Missouri typical home. 61% of households own their home in Versailles.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Versailles City Park | 0.1 mi | 10 |
| 2. Dunham Park | — | 8 |
| 3. East Side Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Versailles; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Versailles residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
4 notable people were born in Versailles.
City in Missouri, U.S.
Versailles ( vur-SAYLZ) is a city in and the county seat of Morgan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,539 at the 2020 census.
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Versailles grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #164 of 247 in Missouri. It grades D for health, C− for safety and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
4 notable people were born here, including Ruth Royce and Bill Laurie.