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A town of 5,854, laid out in 1857.
Wright City gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $312K, 3.9 years of the St. Louis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades B+ overall, ranked 80th of 247 in Missouri. On the plus side, its schools outperform 76% of the state's. On walkability, just 26 of Missouri’s 419 towns do worse. Southwestern Bell Repeater Station-Wright City is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Wright City beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Wright City West Elem. | 2–4 | 402 |
| Wright City Middle | 5–8 | 536 |
| Wright City High | 9–12 | 566 |
Southwestern Bell Repeater Station-Wright City3,119 counted in 2010 and 4,881 in 2020; an estimated 5,854 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 21.5% since 2020, after 56.5% in the decade before.
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 Wright City is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 393 in 1880, 4,881 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1943 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wright 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 Wright City.
Wright City pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and looks healthier within Missouri than nationally.
Its A− for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $312K.
Its public schools are run by Wright City R-II Of Warren Co.. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Wright City High, with 566 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright City MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 536 | C |
| Wright City HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 566 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here grew from 850 in 2013 to 1,185.
Most working residents leave Wright City for work: only 4% work in town. 5.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Wright City, below both the Missouri town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Wright City has added 335 jobs, to 1,185 in 2023.
| Wright City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 13% | 8% |
| Median household income | $80,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within Missouri it is healthier than 54% of the 247 graded towns: much of Missouri scores lower on these measures.
74% of adults had a checkup this year in Wright City, against 78% in Missouri’s towns and 79% across U.S. towns. 11% of Wright City adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Wright City beats the Missouri average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Wright City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 78% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Wright City | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.6% | 8.6% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 20% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Wright City has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 21° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes are within reach (about $312K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 27 miles.
82% of households own their home in Wright City. The typical Wright City home is worth about $312,000, up 2.5% in a year, 17% above the Missouri typical home. Wright City’s median rent is $894 a month.
| Wright City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $894 a month | $972 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Wright City's reported crime rate is well below Missouri's. The property crime rate in Wright City is 4.9 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Wright City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 4.9 per 1,000 residents | 14 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Wright City | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ruge Park | 0.7 mi | 15 |
| 2. Diekroger Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Wright City
About 4 of every 100 Wright City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Where Wright City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Missouri, United States
Wright City is a city in Warren County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Interstate 70 at mile marker 200 approximately 50 miles (80 km) west of downtown St. Louis. Wright City is a small, semi-rural community area with primarily single-family housing, with some multi-family dwellings. As of the 2020 census, Wright City had a population of 4,881. It has a number of small stores and restaurants. It has various types of light to heavy industrial businesses.
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One town shares a border with Wright City.
| Town | MO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright City | #80 | B+ | A− | — | A− | C |
| Warrenton | #127 | C+ | A− | B+ | C+ | C− |
Wright City reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Wright City with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Wright City grades B+ overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #80 of 247 in Missouri. It grades C for health and A− for schools. Walkability 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−.
Wright City was laid out in 1857 and has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 2 notable people were born here, including Reinhold Niebuhr and H. Richard Niebuhr.