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SheetMO-BYRNES-MILL-MO · Byrnes Mill, MO 3,168 pop · income 69th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Byrnes Mill
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Byrnes Mill on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
East Gaffney · lowest
26,314
East Gaffney · lowest
26,314 median HH income
30.0% of the leader · rank #1
Meadow Vale · near
87,656
Meadow Vale · near
87,656 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #2
Ketchum · near
87,658
Ketchum · near
87,658 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #3
Byrnes Mill · this city
87,663
Byrnes Mill · this city
87,663 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #4
Scotts · near
87,667
Scotts · near
87,667 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #5
Haverhill · near
87,675
Haverhill · near
87,675 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #6
Home · highest
87,679
Home · highest
87,679 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Byrnes Mill on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 3,168.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Byrnes Mill - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Byrnes Mill lands in the 69th percentile for household income and the 68th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
69th
percentile, household income
56th
percentile, home value
7th
percentile, median rent
68th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Byrnes Mill, MO
3,168 people live in Byrnes Mill, Missouri - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Byrnes Mill households earn a median of $87,663 annually, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 16.5%. Byrnes Mill's housing stock carries a median value of $249,500, and the median resident age is 39.2 years. 23.7% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 54.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 2 residential building permits were authorized in Byrnes Mill (Construction Slowdown), down 67% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Byrnes Mill reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 909.7 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Missouri run below the national norm: the state registers 90.8 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $972 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Missouri's average monthly utility costs around $219 (state average). FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 50.6 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Byrnes Mill's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to comparison shortlist to reported crime to population change to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Byrnes Mill, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, commute-mode shares, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates.
No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What does the journey to work look like in Byrnes Mill?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 78.9%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Which cities make useful reference points for Byrnes Mill?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Missouri, the closest population matches are Country Club (3,171 residents, $82,614 income); Bethany (3,164 residents, $46,016 income); Cuba (3,172 residents, $44,217 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Nevada City, CA (3,168 residents); Corning, AR (3,169 residents); Tilton Northfield, NH (3,169 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Byrnes Mill?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 909.7 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 60% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Is Byrnes Mill growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +5 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +0.2% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 2 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
The recent population line is broadly flat. That makes the composition of change more important than the headline count: housing turnover, household size, and age structure can shift even when the total barely moves.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Byrnes Mill?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.8 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 16.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
2.8×
Home value
$249,500
Household income
$87,663
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Above median income · poverty 16.5% (High poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
90.8 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Missouri average
D
City profile score · Byrnes Mill, MO
47/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living A-
90.8 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income B-
$87,663
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share D
23.7%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate F
16.5%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime F
502 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Byrnes Mill profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 83/100 (A-) · 90.8 index
Household income: 67/100 (B-) · $87,663
Bachelor's+ share: 45/100 (D) · 23.7%
Poverty rate: 20/100 (F) · 16.5%
Violent crime: 16/100 (F) · 502 /100k
Where Byrnes Mill sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Byrnes Mill's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Byrnes Mill highlighted among 26 peers.Read the chart values
Byrnes Mill, MO (this city): home $249,500, crime 910/100k
Nevada City, CA : home $607,300, crime 2,985/100k
Corning, AR : home $85,800, crime 907/100k
Blue Earth, MN : home $125,200, crime 569/100k
Bethany, MO : home $119,700, crime 717/100k
Louisiana, MO : home $81,100, crime 1,042/100k
New York, NY : home $751,700, crime 3,039/100k
Los Angeles, CA : home $879,500, crime 2,212/100k
Chicago, IL : home $315,200, crime 4,012/100k
Houston, TX : home $253,400, crime 5,442/100k
Phoenix, AZ : home $381,900, crime 3,125/100k
Philadelphia, PA : home $232,400, crime 5,457/100k
San Antonio, TX : home $219,700, crime 5,218/100k
San Diego, CA : home $848,500, crime 2,082/100k
Dallas, TX : home $295,300, crime 4,010/100k
San Jose, CA : home $1,187,800, crime 3,195/100k
Austin, TX : home $512,700, crime 3,709/100k
Fort Worth, TX : home $277,300, crime 3,158/100k
Columbus, OH : home $234,500, crime 3,088/100k
Indianapolis, IN : home $207,000, crime 4,214/100k
San Francisco, CA : home $1,380,500, crime 4,526/100k
Seattle, WA : home $912,100, crime 5,783/100k
Denver, CO : home $586,700, crime 5,755/100k
Oklahoma City, OK : home $215,100, crime 3,570/100k
El Paso, TX : home $171,700, crime 1,772/100k
Washington, DC : home $724,600, crime 4,514/100k
How does Byrnes Mill compare to other US cities?
Byrnes Mill measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income69% higher than other cities
Home value56% pricier than other cities
Median rent7% pricier than other cities
Safety68% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Missouri, Byrnes Mill ranks #65 of 234 Missouri cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Byrnes Mill against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Missouri only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Missouri-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Byrnes Mill near the bottom of Missouri's cities
Among the 875 Missouri cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Byrnes Mill ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Byrnes Mill only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#113 of 842
87th percentile in Missouri
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 875
0th percentile in Missouri
Median Home Value
#102 of 833
88th percentile in Missouri
Poverty Rate
#234 of 875
73rd percentile in Missouri
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#237 of 875
73rd percentile in Missouri
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Missouri only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
69th percentile nationally for median household income · 68th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Byrnes Mill's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Byrnes Mill's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Byrnes Mill's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$249,50044th percentilemore affordable than 44% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Byrnes Mill's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.8×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#5,838 of 15,516
More affordable than 62% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#5,041 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.8×, Byrnes Mill sits in the affordable band:
national rank #5,838 of 15,516 and #5,041 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$87,663Byrnes Mill, MO median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Byrnes Mill, MO median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Byrnes Mill, MO.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)23.7%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)16.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)54.8%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
3,168
Median Income
$87,663
Median Home Value
$249,500
Median Age
39.2
Poverty Rate
16.5%
Labor force participation
54.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
23.7%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
909.7
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
501.9
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
407.8
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Byrnes Mill's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
3,178 residents
2021
3,176 residents
2022
3,175 residents
2023
3,191 residents
2024
3,186 residents
2025
3,183 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
2
housing units authorized
Single-Family
2
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.6
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
6
6
0
$1.2M
2020
3
3
0
$0.6M
2021
2
2
0
$0.9M
2022
4
4
0
$1.1M
2023
0
0
0
-
2024
2
2
0
$0.7M
Permit volume decreased 67% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
78.9%
Carpool
3.5%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
16.2%
Other
1.4%
Based on 1,324 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Missouri statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $219
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Missouri at $219 (electricity about $105 , water and sewer about $42 ).
These are Missouri statewide averages, not a meter reading for Byrnes Mill. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Missouri's BEA cost-of-living index is 90.8 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Byrnes Mill is $972/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Missouri statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 50.6 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Missouri statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Byrnes Mill sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Byrnes Mill compares to similar-size Missouri cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.