Farmers Bank Building · National Register of Historic Places
Norborne’s story
158 years in pictures
1 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1868Norborne is settled
NorborneMO
A town of 676, settled in 1868. A typical home worth about $190K.
Photo: Keith Snyder · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
676
−10.5% since 2010
Typical home
$190K
+6.5% in a year
Household income
$66K
median
Median age
43.6
years
Jobs based here
135
A commuter town
What makes Norborne stand out
The thing Norborne does most differently from other towns.
Small town
676 people, and everyone knows the way
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Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Norborne
Most working residents leave Norborne for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Carrollton (15%), Kansas City (7%) and Chillicothe (6%). Half commute less than 34 miles.
8%work in town
Where working residents work
In Norborne8%
Carrollton15%
Kansas City7%
Chillicothe6%
Richmond4%
34 mi
median commute distance
135
jobs based in Norborne
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing
A typical Norborne home is worth about $190K
The typical Norborne home is worth about $190,000, up 6.5% in a year, 29% below the Missouri typical home.
$190KZillow home value
Typical home value
Norborne$190K
Missouri$268K
+6.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Norborne has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 13 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
13″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–41°
Spring43–65°
Summer65–86°
Fall45–67°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
63risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 1993
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Norborne is
Norborne beats the Missouri average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
32 measures vs. Missouri
1 better31 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Norborne | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.7% | 15.8% |
Carroll County Memorial Hospital
10.9 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 →
Outdoors
0% of Norborne is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 412 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Norborne City Park | — | 4 |
| 2. Reunion Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
92% of working residents leave Norborne for work
Where Norborne’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
135jobs based in Norborne
8%of working residents work in town
34 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from Norborne
3 notable people were born in Norborne.
About Norborne
City in Carroll County, Missouri, United States
Norborne is a city in southwest Carroll County, Missouri, United States. The population was 634 at the 2020 census. Norborne was founded in 1868 by Norborne B. Coates, a civil engineer for the railroad. The town has numerous small businesses but is mostly an agricultural community. Norborne is the self-proclaimed Soybean Capital of the World and holds a Soybean Festival every year during the weekend of the second Saturday in August.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1868
- Population
- 634
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 689 ft
- ZIP code
- 64668
- Area code
- 660