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WarsawMO

A town of 1,980. A regional job hub with 1,465 jobs.

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Population
1,980
+3.9% since 2010
Typical home
$189K
+1.7% in a year
Household income
$41K
median
Median age
53.3
years
Jobs based here
1,465
A job hub

What makes Warsaw stand out

The 3 things Warsaw does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A job hub

Every workday, about 1,350 people come to Warsaw for work

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

11% → Sedalia Sedalia 11% 5% → Clinton Clinton 5% 4% → Springfield Springfield 4% 4% → Lincoln Lincoln 4% 2% → Kansas City Kansas City 2% 1% → Warrensburg Warrensburg 1% Warsaw · 16% stay
1,465jobs based in Warsaw
16%of working residents work in town
33 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Ordered by what stands out in Warsaw. Another town gets a different order.

Work & commute

About one in six working residents works right in Warsaw

Most working residents leave Warsaw for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Sedalia (11%), Clinton (5%) and Springfield (4%). Half commute less than 33 miles.

16%work in town

Where working residents work

In Warsaw16%
Sedalia11%
Clinton5%
Springfield4%
Lincoln4%
33 mi
median commute distance
1,465
jobs based in Warsaw
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 8% of U.S. towns

Warsaw beats the Missouri average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.

DHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Missouri
2 better14 too close to call16 worse
What stands outWarsawMO
Fewer binge drinkers13.2%16.3%
More adults treating high blood pressure82.2%77.2%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth28.2%15.8%
Golden Valley Memorial Hospital
23.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
22nd
percentile among MO towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 17% of U.S. towns

Warsaw reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 83% report less.

C−Safety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Warsaw0.8
Missouri4.3
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Warsaw28.3
Missouri16.9
U.S.15.5
17th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
24th
percentile among MO towns
2
violent crimes reported in 2025
67
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Housing

A typical Warsaw home is worth about $189K

The typical Warsaw home is worth about $189,000, up 1.7% in a year, 30% below the Missouri typical home.

$189KZillow home value

Typical home value

Warsaw$189K
Missouri$268K
+1.7%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Warsaw has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

18″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–45°
Spring44–67°
Summer66–87°
Fall46–69°
Oct 30
typical first frost
Apr 7
typical last frost
+0.6°
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 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingStrong windTornadoes
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Warsaw’s public schools outperform 48% of Missouri districts

The public schools Warsaw’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
North ElementaryK–5326C−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MO on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Outdoors

1.4% of Warsaw is conserved land

0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

1.4%conserved
1.4%
conserved · 25 of 1,749 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Drake Harbor & Recreation Area0.2 mi17
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
James Borland (1792-1858) bounty warrant 57165
1850 · James Borland (1792-1858) bounty warrant 57165 · Wikimedia Commons
Warsaw’s story

Warsaw in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Lovers LeapFree BridgeMOMap-doton-Warsaw
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About Warsaw

City in Missouri, U.S.

Official town website ↗

Warsaw is a city in and the county seat of Benton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,209 at the 2020 census. Adjacent to the Osage River it is heavily tied to two major lakes on the river. The uppermost reaches of Lake of the Ozarks is part of southwest city limits and the Truman Dam and Truman Reservoir are on its northwest side.

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

Population
2,209
Area
2.6 sq mi
Elevation
715 ft
ZIP code
65355
Area code
660

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