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Big SpringMO

A town of 140.

Population
140
residents
Median home value
$210K
Census ACS
Household income
$101K
median
Median age
51.2
years
Jobs based here
2
A commuter town
Small town

140 people, and everyone knows the way

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61°
Mostly Cloudy
H 76° · L 55°

Upcoming events

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Big Spring. Another town gets a different order.

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Big Spring

Most working residents leave Big Spring for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Hermann (13%), Montgomery City (11%) and Columbia (7%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Big Spring0%
Hermann13%
Montgomery City11%
Columbia7%
New Florence3%
31 mi
median commute distance
2
jobs based in Big Spring
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.

68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
68High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Big Spring has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

14″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–43°
Spring43–66°
Summer65–87°
Fall45–68°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Big Spring is

Big Spring beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.

32 measures vs. Missouri
1 better20 too close to call11 worse
What stands outBig SpringMO
More adults treating high blood pressure81.3%77.2%
More adults with COPD11.7%8%
Hermann Area District Hospital
7.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Big Spring for work

Where Big Spring’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Hermann Hermann 13% 11% → Montgomery City Montgomery City 11% 7% → Columbia Columbia 7% 3% → New Florence New Florence 3% 3% → Moscow Mills Moscow Mills 3% 3% → Warrenton Warrenton 3% Big Spring · 0% stay
2jobs based in Big Spring
0%of working residents work in town
31 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Big Spring

Census-designated place in Missouri, United States

Big Spring is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 149.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
149
Area
3.4 sq mi

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