AshlandMO
A town of 4,914. A typical home worth about $366K.
Population
4,914
+28.1% since 2010
Typical home
$366K
+2.4% in a year
Household income
$93K
median
Jobs based here
1,260
A commuter town
What makes Ashland stand out The 3 things Ashland does most differently from other towns.
A growing town Ashland has grown 28.1% since 2010 3,707 people in 2010; 4,914 today.
What’s changed most in Ashland? 3,707 2010
4,747 2020
4,914 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Housing
A typical Ashland home is worth about $366K The typical Ashland home is worth about $366,000, up 2.4% in a year, 36% above the Missouri typical home.
$366K Zillow home value
Typical home value Ashland $366K
Missouri $268K
Market temperature
Seller’s market A seller's market Buyer’s Seller’s +2.4%
value change, 1 year
Health
Healthier than 88% of U.S. towns Ashland beats the Missouri average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
A Health Grade
32 measures vs. Missouri
What stands out Ashland MO Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth 7.3% 15.8% Fewer adults facing food insecurity 8.1% 13.7% More binge drinkers 20.2% 16.3%
Columbia Mo VA Medical Center
9.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
95th
percentile among MO towns
Schools
Ashland’s public schools outperform 68% of Missouri districts The public schools Ashland’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 68% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
B+ School Grade
Safety
Less crime per resident than 79% of U.S. towns Ashland reports less crime per resident than 79% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
A− Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Ashland 0.2
Missouri 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents Ashland 3.4
Missouri 16.9
U.S. 15.5
79th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
93rd
percentile among MO towns
1
violent crimes reported in 2025
18
property crimes reported in 2025
Natural hazards
Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 18% of U.S. communities.
18 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
18 Very low risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Tornadoes Heat waves
1
paid flood claims since 1983
6
federal disasters paid out here
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Ashland Most working residents leave Ashland for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Columbia (49%), Jefferson City (16%) and Kansas City (1%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
8% work in town
Where working residents work In Ashland 8%
Columbia 49%
Jefferson City 16%
Kansas City 1%
Fulton 1%
13 mi
median commute distance
1,260
jobs based in Ashland
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers Ashland has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
17″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 24–42°
Spring 44–66°
Summer 66–86°
Fall 46–67°
Oct 29
typical first frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
Outdoors
0.3% of Ashland is conserved land 0.9 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0.3% conserved
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 0.3%
conserved · 13 of 3,977 acres
0.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Ashland City Park 0.6 mi 13
A commuter town 92% of working residents leave Ashland for work Where Ashland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
49% → Columbia Columbia 49%
16% → Jefferson City Jefferson City 16%
1% → Kansas City Kansas City 1%
1% → Fulton Fulton 1%
1% → Springfield Springfield 1%
1% → St. Louis St. Louis 1%
Ashland · 8% stay
1,260 jobs based in Ashland
8% of working residents work in town
13 mi median commute distance
How do you get to work from Ashland?
Census LEHD 2023
1936 · Nick Phillips, eighty-one years old with wife in front of house. Ashland, Missouri. Missouri game and arboretum project… · Library of Congress
Ashland’s story
Ashland in pictures
4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
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Ashland is a city in Boone County, Missouri, United States. Ashland is part of the Columbia, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,747 at the 2020 census.
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Population 4,747
Area 5.2 sq mi
Elevation 902 ft
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