Is Wood Heights a good place to live?
Wood Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
745 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wood Heights: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wood Heights, 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 Wood Heights.
Fewer of Wood Heights’ working residents work locally than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town
Wood Heights’ middle household income is $90,000. The typical journey to work for Wood Heights comes to 32 minutes, against 22 minutes in Missouri’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 6.4% of residents live below the poverty line locally. The median commute is under 23 miles.
| Wood Heights | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 13% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Wood Heights brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect chilly winters and warm summers in Wood Heights. Summer afternoons peak near 87° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 19 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Wood Heights is
Among adults in Wood Heights, 18% report frequent mental distress, where Missouri’s towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 17%. The share of adults in Wood Heights who get no exercise outside work: 33%. In Wood Heights, 40% of adults have high blood pressure, and 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Wood Heights | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wood Heights | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.8% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
No age group stands out in Wood Heights against Missouri
The midpoint age for Wood Heights comes to 44.6 years. No age group stands out against Missouri: all are within 4 points. Wood Heights: 19% of residents are under 18. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Missouri.
| Wood Heights | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.6 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.6 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Wood Heights | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.9% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.7% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.9% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.1% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.3% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.5% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.9% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
Moderate risk in Wood Heights, with inland flooding at the top
For Wood Heights, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 59 of 100. FEMA puts 51% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to cold waves. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Wood Heights once, in 2002.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of households live in a home they own in Wood Heights than in most of Missouri or the rest of the country
Home values are up 3.5% over the year to September 2026. The going rate for rent in Wood Heights is $1,446 a month.
| Wood Heights | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 95% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,446 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 Wood Heights
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wood Heights
About 7 of every 100 Wood Heights residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Missouri.
99% of working residents leave Wood Heights for work
Where Wood Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wood Heights
City in Missouri, United States
Wood Heights is a city in western Ray County, Missouri, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States. The population was 757 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,056 ft
- Area code
- 816
Questions about Wood Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wood Heights, MO a good place to live?
Wood Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.