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Place dossier plate
SheetMO-LEBANON-MO · Lebanon, MO 15,157 pop · income 10th pct · 9 tracts
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 Lebanon
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Lebanon on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Pawnee · lowest
42,148
Pawnee · lowest
42,148 median HH income
42.5% of the leader · rank #1
Raymondville · near
42,148
Raymondville · near
42,148 median HH income
42.5% of the leader · rank #2
Hawaiian Beac… · near
42,154
Hawaiian Beac… · near
42,154 median HH income
42.5% of the leader · rank #3
Lebanon · this city
42,157
Lebanon · this city
42,157 median HH income
42.5% of the leader · rank #4
Bayonet Point · near
42,157
Bayonet Point · near
42,157 median HH income
42.5% of the leader · rank #5
Vincent · highest
99,157
Vincent · highest
99,157 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #6
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 Lebanon 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: 15,157.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Lebanon - the verdict
Nationally, Lebanon sits in the 10th percentile for household income and the 23rd percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
10th
percentile, household income
27th
percentile, home value
7th
percentile, median rent
23rd
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: Lebanon, MO
Lebanon is a small town in Missouri, home to 15,157 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Lebanon households earn a median of $42,157 annually, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 14.1%. Typical homes in Lebanon are valued around $152,200, and the median resident age is 36.4 years. Educational attainment runs 17.9% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 57.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 61 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Building Boom), up 144% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 2473.2 incidents per 100,000 residents, near the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 55.8°F with 45.9 inches of precipitation per year and 8.3 inches of snowfall.
Living costs in Missouri run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Missouri scores 90.8 (Well Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $972 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $219 across Missouri, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. 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 Lebanon'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 reported crime to climate and hazard context to comparison shortlist to schools and households to housing and income to population change to work and mobility to within-city variation; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Lebanon, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
1. Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Lebanon?
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.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2473.2 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, near the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 8% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 55.8°F, with 45.9 inches of precipitation and 8.3 inches of annual snowfall. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Missouri is 50.6 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
Which cities make useful reference points for Lebanon?
Within Missouri, the closest population matches are Fort Leonard Wood (15,317 residents, $68,629 income); Washington (14,948 residents, $78,510 income); Carthage (15,513 residents, $50,849 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Front Royal, VA (15,152 residents); Vincent, CA (15,151 residents); Dixon, IL (15,166 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.
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.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
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.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Lebanon?
The NCES join finds 6 public schools within the city match. 17.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Matched public schools
6
Bachelor's degree+
17.9%
Poverty estimate
14.1%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
How far does income reach against housing in Lebanon?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.6 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 14.1%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
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.
Household income
$42,157
Home value
$152,200
Value / income
3.6×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +655 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +4.4% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 61 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+4.4%
2025 estimate
15,663
2020 estimate
15,008
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What does the journey to work look like in Lebanon?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 79.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.1%
Work from home
2.4%
Drive alone
79.0%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 6,771 workers age 16+.
Lowest-decile income · poverty 14.1% (High poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
90.8 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Missouri average
F
City profile score · Lebanon, MO
32/100
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.
Bachelor's+ share F
17.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate F
14.1%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime F
418 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Household income F
$42,157
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Lebanon profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 83/100 (A-) · 90.8 index
Bachelor's+ share: 28/100 (F) · 17.9%
Poverty rate: 24/100 (F) · 14.1%
Violent crime: 21/100 (F) · 418 /100k
Household income: 10/100 (F) · $42,157
Where Lebanon sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Lebanon'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 - Lebanon highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Lebanon, MO (this city): home $152,200, crime 2,473/100k
Front Royal, VA : home $284,900, crime 1,868/100k
Dixon, IL : home $113,300, crime 652/100k
Glasgow, KY : home $147,700, crime 2,277/100k
Belmont, NC : home $349,700, crime 3,216/100k
Washington, MO : home $217,500, crime 1,496/100k
Carthage, MO : home $133,500, crime 1,460/100k
Jackson, MO : home $227,600, crime 1,117/100k
Overland, MO : home $121,500, crime 2,709/100k
Grain Valley, MO : home $269,800, crime 1,406/100k
How does Lebanon compare to other US cities?
Lebanon measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income10% higher than other cities
Home value27% pricier than other cities
Median rent7% pricier than other cities
Safety23% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Missouri and the picture shifts: Lebanon ranks #170 of 234 Missouri cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Lebanon 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 Lebanon near the bottom of Missouri's cities
Among the 875 Missouri cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Lebanon ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Lebanon only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#652 of 842
23rd percentile in Missouri
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 875
0th percentile in Missouri
Median Home Value
#294 of 833
65th percentile in Missouri
Poverty Rate
#286 of 875
67th percentile in Missouri
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#358 of 875
59th 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
10th percentile nationally for median household income · 23rd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Lebanon's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Lebanon'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 Lebanon's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$152,200Among the most affordablemore affordable than 73% 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
Lebanon's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.6×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#9,398 of 15,516
More affordable than 39% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,592 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 3.6×, Lebanon sits in the moderate band:
national rank #9,398 of 15,516 and #1,592 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
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
$42,157Lebanon, MO median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Lebanon, 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 Lebanon, MO.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)17.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)14.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)57.5%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
15,157
Median Income
$42,157
Median Home Value
$152,200
Median Age
36.4
Poverty Rate
14.1%
Labor force participation
57.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
17.9%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2473.2
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
417.5
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2055.6
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.
Climate
Avg Temperature
55.8°F
Annual Precipitation
45.9"
Annual Snowfall
8.3"
Schools
Total Schools
6
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Lebanon's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
15,008 residents
2021
15,096 residents
2022
15,215 residents
2023
15,388 residents
2024
15,498 residents
2025
15,663 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
61
housing units authorized
Single-Family
41
detached homes
Multifamily
20
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
4
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
25
17
8
$3.9M
2020
43
41
2
$6.8M
2021
60
48
12
$9.4M
2022
43
23
20
$5.9M
2023
87
71
16
$13.6M
2024
61
41
20
$9.9M
Permit volume increased 144% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
79.0%
Carpool
13.2%
Public Transit
0.1%
Walk
1.3%
Work from Home
2.4%
Other
4.0%
Based on 6,771 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 Lebanon. 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 Lebanon 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 Lebanon sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Lebanon 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, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, 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.