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DigginsMO

A town of 269.

Population
269
residents
Median home value
$171K
Census ACS
Household income
$77K
median
Median age
47.7
years
Jobs based here
7
A commuter town
Small town

269 people, and everyone knows the way

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73°
Cloudy
H 78° · L 60°

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Diggins

Most working residents leave Diggins for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Springfield (39%), Marshfield (5%) and Seymour (4%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Diggins0%
Springfield39%
Marshfield5%
Seymour4%
Ozark3%
23 mi
median commute distance
7
jobs based in Diggins
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Diggins has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 5 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

5″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–45°
Spring43–66°
Summer63–85°
Fall45–67°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 13
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Diggins is

Diggins beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.

32 measures vs. Missouri
0 better16 too close to call16 worse
What stands outDigginsMO
More adults with COPD12.8%8%
More adults with heart disease10%6.8%
More smokers23.1%16%
Mercy Hospital Springfield
23.2 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 →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.

48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
48Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

Homes in Diggins sell for about $525K

The median sale price was $525,000 in May 2026.

$525Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Diggins for work

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

39% → Springfield Springfield 39% 5% → Marshfield Marshfield 5% 4% → Seymour Seymour 4% 3% → Ozark Ozark 3% 3% → Lebanon Lebanon 3% 3% → Kansas City Kansas City 3% Diggins · 0% stay
7jobs based in Diggins
0%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Diggins

Village in Missouri, United States

Diggins is a village in southeastern Webster County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Diggins had a population of 305. It is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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

Population
305
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
1,654 ft
ZIP code
65636

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