Population
4,507
+11.1% since 2010
Typical home
$180K
+4.6% in a year
Household income
$49K
median
Jobs based here
2,246
Balanced
What makes Fredericktown stand out The 3 things Fredericktown does most differently from other towns.
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A growing town Fredericktown has grown 11.1% since 2010 3,985 people in 2010; 4,507 today.
What’s changed most in Fredericktown?
3,985 2010
4,429 2020
4,507 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Work & commute
About one in four working residents works right in Fredericktown About one in 4 of Fredericktown’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Farmington (11%), Cape Girardeau (4%) and Perryville (3%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
27% work in town
Where working residents work In Fredericktown 27%
Farmington 11%
Cape Girardeau 4%
Perryville 3%
St. Louis 2%
19 mi
median commute distance
2,246
jobs based in Fredericktown
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Housing
A typical Fredericktown home is worth about $180K The typical Fredericktown home is worth about $180,000, up 4.6% in a year, 33% below the Missouri typical home.
$180K Zillow home value
Typical home value Fredericktown $180K
Missouri $268K
+4.6%
value change, 1 year
Natural hazards
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 87% of U.S. communities.
87 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
87 Very high risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Earthquakes Cold waves
119
paid flood claims since 1981
7
federal disasters paid out here
Health
Healthier than 18% of U.S. towns Fredericktown beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
C− Health Grade
32 measures vs. Missouri
0 better 26 too close to call 6 worse
What stands out Fredericktown MO More adults with COPD 10.1% 8% More older adults who have lost all their teeth 19.4% 15.8% More smokers 19.4% 16%
Madison Medical Center
0.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
42nd
percentile among MO towns
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers Fredericktown has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
9″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 25–45°
Spring 43–67°
Summer 64–87°
Fall 44–69°
Oct 16
typical first frost
+0.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
Safety
Less crime per resident than 36% of U.S. towns Fredericktown reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 64% report less.
C+ Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Fredericktown 0.6
Missouri 4.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents Fredericktown 16.9
Missouri 16.9
U.S. 15.5
36th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
45th
percentile among MO towns
3
violent crimes reported in 2025
78
property crimes reported in 2025
Schools
Fredericktown’s public schools outperform 43% of Missouri districts The public schools Fredericktown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 57% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
C+ School Grade
Outdoors
1.3% of Fredericktown is conserved land 0.5 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
1.3% conserved
1.3%
conserved · 38 of 2,864 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Memorial Park — 15 2. City Lake Park — 10
1875 · Pencil Sketch of Fredericktown, Missouri by Emile Herzinger · Wikimedia Commons
Fredericktown’s story
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6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 5 places on the National Register.
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Landmarks 5 places in Fredericktown on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Fredericktown is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Missouri, United States, in the northeastern foothills of the St. Francois Mountains. The population was 4,429 at the 2020 census, up from 3,985 in 2010. The city is surrounded on three sides (east, west, and south) by the easternmost parcel of the Mark Twain National Forest.
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Population 4,429
Area 4.5 sq mi
Elevation 741 ft
ZIP code 63645
Area code 573