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Warrenton gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $303K for a typical one, or 3.8 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 127th among Missouri's 247 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 82% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Warrenton's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 90% of U.S. towns. Warrenton has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Ernst Schowengerdt House. 12% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Warrenton, where Missouri’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 29%.
Where Warrenton beats most towns.
Ernst Schowengerdt HouseWhere Warrenton’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 Warrenton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 480 in 1860, a low of 299 in 1880, 8,429 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 3 maps from 1943 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Warrenton, 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 Warrenton.
Warrenton trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and fares better on crime within Missouri than nationally.
33% of adults get no exercise outside work in Warrenton. Warrenton beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Warrenton.
| Warrenton | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| What stands out | Warrenton | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 19.2% | 16% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 20% | 17.5% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 54.1% | 60.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Warren Co. R-III. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Warrenton High, with 974 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 696 | C |
| Warrenton HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 974 | B |
| Warrior Ridge Elem.Top results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 497 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
4.9 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Warrenton Athletic Complex, at 60 acres.
| Warrenton | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Warrenton City Park | 0.7 mi | 40 |
| 2. Warrenton Athletic Complex | — | 60 |
| 3. Binkley Woods Park | 0.1 mi | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Warrenton for work: only 11% work in town. Warrenton’s average trip to work is 28 minutes. The top destinations are Wentzville (7%), O'Fallon (7%) and St.
| Warrenton | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 13% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 2009, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Warrenton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 11.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 87% of Missouri’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 151 to 26 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent crime rate in Warrenton is 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Warrenton | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 6.6 per 1,000 residents | 14 | 11.5 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Warrenton has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 21° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes are within reach (about $303K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 28 miles.
The typical Warrenton home is worth about $303,000, up 2.4% in a year, 14% above the Missouri typical home.
| Warrenton | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 65% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $964 a month | $972 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Warrenton; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Warrenton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
4 notable people were born in Warrenton.
City in Missouri, United States
Warrenton is a city in and the county seat of Warren County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Warrenton had a population of 8,429. Warrenton is an exurb of St. Louis, and is located in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area. Warrenton's slogan is "A City for All Seasons."
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3 towns share a border with Warrenton.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrenton | #127 | C+ | A− | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Truesdale | — | — | A | — | C+ | C− |
| Pendleton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wright City | #80 | B+ | A− | — | A− | C |
Truesdale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Truesdale and Wright City report no FBI crime data of their own. Pendleton isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Warrenton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Warrenton grades C+ overall, better than 42% of U.S. towns and #127 of 247 in Missouri. It grades C− for health, B+ for safety and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Louis, MO-IL metro 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 Carl O. Sauer and Arthur W. Hummel.
