Montgomery
Missouri

What stands out

If you had to describe Montgomery County in numbers, start here: unemployment is in the bottom 14% of American counties (2.4%). Within Missouri it ranks 42nd of 115 counties for unemployment, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Montgomery County, Missouri. 11,421 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.2% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +44).

Missouri stopped taxing Social Security and public pensions for all residents in 2024 and has been cutting its top income-tax rate toward 4.5%. Home prices are well below the national average in both Kansas City and St. Louis. The state's property tax on vehicles, paid every year, surprises new arrivals; tornado exposure is high across the state.

Money

The typical household here brings in $58,660 a year, lower than 56% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $49,334. Unemployment runs 2.4%, lower than 86% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 26 minutes each way.

Missouri takes 4.4% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,576 a year.

Home

The median home costs $227K, cheaper than 53% of American counties, about 2.2 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $738 a month. Property tax is 0.78% of home value, roughly $1,264 a year on that median home, lower than 57% of American counties. 74% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.4 per 1,000 residents, higher than 77% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 16 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 73.8 years, shorter than 73% of American counties. There are 4 active physicians in the county, about 3.5 per 10,000 people. 11.7% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

88% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 53 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 66% of eligible voters turned out. Under Missouri law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is legal for adults.

Weather and risk

The year averages 56°F, highs near 67 and lows near 45, warmer than 50% of American counties. About 36 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 24 out of 100, safer than 76% of American counties; the county has had 26 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 173 Mbps down, slower than 62% of American counties. There are 7 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.6 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.