Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety32#10,612/15,637
Economy20#12,446/15,631
Housing94#931/14,977
Health15#13,313/15,609
Healthcare4#15,034/15,650
Environment55#7,029/15,453
Education24#11,929/15,649
Infrastructure11#14,006/15,650
Community29#11,067/15,651
Leisure & amenities87#2,083/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Versailles, Missouri ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Morgan County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Grocery stores · high3.1 /10k
95/100Missouri 1.5 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsMorgan County value
Property crime rate · low406 /100k
93/100Missouri 1,644 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationMorgan County value
Restaurants and bars · high13.8 /10k
93/100Missouri 8.6 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsMorgan County value
Effective property tax rate · low0.44%
92/100Missouri 0.89%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Average commute time · low16.4 min
92/100Missouri 23.5 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Rent-burdened households · low38.9%
91/100Missouri 45.6%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070

Weaknesses

Average weekly wage · low$788
1/100Missouri $1,278United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsMorgan County value
Pharmacies · low0.0 /10k
1/100Missouri 2.1 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsMorgan County value
Median household income · low$33,586
3/100Missouri $71,583United States $81,6042020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19013
Distance to an emergency room · high20.0 mi
3/100Missouri 6.6 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesMorgan County value
Broadband subscriptions · low74.9%
3/100Missouri 89.3%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002
Traffic deaths · high33.2 /100k
6/100Missouri 16.2 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationProvisional dataMorgan County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
2,961 (2015-2019) → 2,610 (2020-2024)
−12%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Child poverty rateImproving
33.0% (2015-2019) → 10.1% (2020-2024)
−23 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
63.6% (2015-2019) → 74.9% (2020-2024)
+11 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
48.0% (2015-2019) → 38.9% (2020-2024)
−9.1 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
2.5× (2015-2019) → 3.5× (2020-2024)
+40%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Poverty rateImproving
26.0% (2015-2019) → 20.4% (2020-2024)
−5.6 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Versailles, Missouri improved on 1 of 13 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 11 moved within the margin of error and 1 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved1

Broadband+11 points63.6% → 74.9%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 13 measures

Change of every measure of Versailles, Missouri between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	20.2 min2015-2019	16.4 min2020-2024	−3.8 min	Within the margin of error	84%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%2015-2019	13.0%2020-2024	−0.6 points	Within the margin of error	23%
Broadband subscriptions	63.6%2015-2019	74.9%2020-2024	+11 points	Improved	66%
Effective property tax rate	0.73%2015-2019	0.44%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Little change	73%
High school diploma or higher	86.5%2015-2019	84.4%2020-2024	−2.1 points	Within the margin of error	15%
Home price to income ratio	2.5×2015-2019	3.5×2020-2024	+1.0×	Within the margin of error	23%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4402015-2019	0.4972020-2024	+0.057	Within the margin of error	14%
Median household income	$30,2882015-2019	$33,5862020-2024	+11%	Within the margin of error	18%
Poverty rate	26.0%2015-2019	20.4%2020-2024	−5.6 points	Within the margin of error	83%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Rent as share of income	29.2%2015-2019	28.0%2020-2024	−1.2 points	Within the margin of error	64%
Rent-burdened households	48.0%2015-2019	38.9%2020-2024	−9.1 points	Within the margin of error	81%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	11.2%2015-2019	10.6%2020-2024	−0.6 points	Within the margin of error	54%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Versailles, Missouri five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Versailles, Missouri in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Versailles, Missouri itself moved +0.4 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

2,610 residents (±17)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 10–19 women (−8.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

2,610 residents (±17)

Versailles, Missouri
Missouri share

White89%2,312
Black0.9%†23
Hispanic or Latino4.4%†116
Asian0.0%0
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races6.1%†159

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Hispanic or Latino (−6.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

2,014 residents (±110)

Versailles, Missouri
Missouri share

No high school diploma16%†314
High school or GED40%809
Some college24%†477
Associate degree7.6%†153
Bachelor's degree6.9%†139
Graduate degree6.1%†122

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

1,221 households (±126)

Versailles, Missouri
Missouri share

Under $25k45%547
$25k–50k18%†219
$50k–75k15%†186
$75k–100k12%†145
$100k–150k4.6%†56
$150k–200k4.8%†58
$200k or more0.8%†10

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−12.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

1,221 households (±126)

Versailles, Missouri
Missouri share

Own61%745
Rent39%†476

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

476 households (±147)

Versailles, Missouri
Missouri share

Under $75080%†380
$750–1,0009.7%†46
$1,000–1,5008.2%†39

Home values

745 homes (±127)

Versailles, Missouri
Missouri share

Under $150k63%469
$150k–250k26%†192
$250k–400k6.2%†46

Age of homes

1,330 homes (±130)

Versailles, Missouri
Missouri share

2010 or later2.7%†36
2000–20094.7%†63
1980–199929%†389

Size of homes

1,330 homes (±130)

Versailles, Missouri
Missouri share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom18%†246
2 bedrooms35%463

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

951 workers (±154)

Versailles, Missouri
Missouri share

Drive alone79%749
Carpool16%†152
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.7%†7
Bike0.0%0
Work from home3.7%†35
Other0.8%†8

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Walk (−8.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

916 workers (±157)

Versailles, Missouri
Missouri share

Under 15 min63%579
15–29 min19%†177
30–44 min6.3%†58

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Morgan County, the county holding most of Versailles's residents.

Morgan County has 545 employer establishments, 248 for every 10,000 residents (1.00× the US rate of 248; 1.02× Missouri's), with 3,546 paid employees at an average annual pay of $37,005. The Census Bureau also counts 2,034 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 545; 2,034 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 248; US 248 · Missouri 244
Paid employees: 3,546
Average annual pay: $37,005; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Morgan County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	68	31	2.00×More than typical	232	$45,922	354
Restaurants and other eating places	50	22.8	1.24×About typical	454	$26,551	12
Construction of buildings	29	13.2	1.75×More than typical	106	$43,094	122
Full-service restaurants	29	13.2	1.72×More than typical	261	$33,138	4
Religious organizations	26	11.8	2.13×More than typical	103	$19,165	—
Building equipment contractors	21	9.6	1.59×More than typical	47	$47,149	54
Foundation, structure and building exterior contractors	20	9.1	2.89×More than typical	76	$54,303	61
Lessors of real estate	16	7.3	0.59×Fewer than typical	35	$28,457	192
Other specialty trade contractors	16	7.3	2.90×More than typical	84	$40,333	121
Services to buildings and dwellings	16	7.3	1.08×About typical	81	$37,346	162
Truck transportation	16	7.3	1.44×More than typical	96	$48,948	73
Automotive repair and maintenance	15	6.8	1.36×More than typical	48	$38,938	45

Rank places for an industry Open Morgan County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 21,954 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $0 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Versailles, Missouri: $0 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $0; −100% vs FY2025
Per resident: $0; US $1,994
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

6.2KFY2017
13.2KFY2019
11.1KFY2020
9.4KFY2021
10KFY2022
10KFY2023
1.1KFY2024
247.9FY2025

What was bought

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Versailles, Missouri, so they do not add up across cities.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Versailles is mostly in Morgan County.

See federal money in Morgan County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Versailles, Missouri is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Mark AlfordR-MO-4 · 100% of residentsWith party 97%Missed 1.6%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Morgan County17100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Morgan County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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