A town of 2,610. Public schools that outperform most of Missouri.
The 3 things Versailles does most differently from other towns.
Where Versailles’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Versailles. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Versailles’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 57% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Co. Elem. | K–5 | 522 | C |
| Morgan Co. Middle | 6–8 | 298 | C |
| Morgan Co. High | 9–12 | 377 | C |
About one in 3 of Versailles’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Jefferson City (5%), Springfield (4%) and Eldon (3%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
The typical Versailles home is worth about $241,000, up 3.9% in a year, 10% below the Missouri typical home.
0.3 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Versailles City Park | 0.1 mi | 10 |
| 2. Dunham Park | — | 8 |
| 3. East Side Park | — | 1 |
Versailles beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.
| What stands out | Versailles | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.5% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 11.6% | 8.7% |
Versailles reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 83% report less.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 25% of U.S. communities.
Versailles has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
6 notable people were born in Versailles.
City in Missouri, U.S.
Versailles ( vur-SAYLZ) is a city in and the county seat of Morgan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,539 at the 2020 census.
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