Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
Webb City gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $227K, 3.7 years of the Joplin metro’s $62K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 136th of 247 graded towns in Missouri. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 90% of Missouri towns. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Webb City, above both the Missouri town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Webb City has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Middle West Hotel and Downtown Webb City Historic District. Only 10 of the 247 Missouri towns we compare have a higher July high than Webb City.
Where Webb City beats most towns.
10,996 counted in 2010 and 13,031 in 2020; an estimated 13,459 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Webb City is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,588 in 1880, 13,031 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1891 and 5 maps from 1886 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Webb City, 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 Webb City.
Webb City pairs an A for schools with modest home prices, fares better on crime within Missouri than nationally and looks healthier within Missouri than nationally.
Its A for schools comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $227K.
Its public schools are run by the Webb City R-Vii school district. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webb City JR. HighLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 709 | A− |
| Webb City HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,381 | B |
| Eugene Field Elem.Top results in townGrades 4 | Grades 4 | 222 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
4.9 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is King Jack Park, 143 acres with 1.2 miles of trail.
| Webb City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. King Jack Park | 1.2 mi | 143 |
| 2. Hatten Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Sunset Creek Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 31.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 61% of Missouri’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 440 to 183 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Within Missouri it is healthier than 54% of the 247 graded towns: much of Missouri scores lower on these measures.
Webb City beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 40% of Webb City adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Webb City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Webb City | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 74% | 77.2% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 81.9% | 84.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Webb City has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 25° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 5,365 working residents takes 17.3 minutes, against 23.5 across Missouri.
Most working residents leave Webb City for work: only 10% work in town. Webb City’s average trip to work is 17 minutes. Since 2013, Webb City has added 712 jobs, to 4,278 in 2023.
| Webb City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.5% | 9% | 11% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 13% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
58% of households own their home in Webb City. The typical Webb City home is worth about $227,000, up 1.9% in a year, 14% below the Missouri typical home.
| Webb City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,008 a month | $970 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Adults 18 to 34 are 28% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (37% statewide). Webb City has grown 3.1% since 2020, to 13,459 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri.
| Webb City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31.9 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 22% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Webb City | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.9% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.2% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.4% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.3% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.9% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.8% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.5% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.6% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.5% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.3% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.4% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Webb City.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Webb City
About 6 of every 100 Webb City residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
3 places in Webb City on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Webb City.
City in Missouri, United States
Webb City is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 13,031 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. Webb City also has a police department, a fire department, and animal control services.
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2 towns share a border with Webb City.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webb City | #136 | C+ | B | C | A | C |
| Joplin | #233 | D | B | D | C | C− |
| Carterville | — | — | A+ | — | A | D |
Carterville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Carterville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Webb City with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Webb City grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #136 of 247 in Missouri. It grades C for health, C for safety and A for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
9 notable people were born here, including Bill Moody and Tim Spencer.
