Ozark
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About Ozark
City in Missouri, U.S.Ozark is a city in and the county seat of Christian County, Missouri, United States, that is on Finley Creek. Its population was 21,284 as of the 2020 census. Ozark is also the third largest city in the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Area, and is centered along a business loop of US 65, where it intersects with MO 14.
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How Ozark ranks
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Housing in Ozark
The typical Ozark home is worth about $321,000, up 1.9% in a year, 20% above the Missouri typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Ozark
Safety Grade B+
Ozark reports less crime per resident than 71% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Ozark
Compared with Missouri
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.
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Schools in Ozark
All Ozark schools →School Grade A+
The public schools Ozark’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 95% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MO. Ratings are from neighbors.
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