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Place dossier plate
SheetMO-PARK-HILLS-MO · Park Hills, MO 8,667 pop · income 22nd 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 Park Hills
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Park Hills on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Wharton · lowest
47,692
Wharton · lowest
47,692 median HH income
45.0% of the leader · rank #1
Jasmine Estat… · near
51,301
Jasmine Estat… · near
51,301 median HH income
48.4% of the leader · rank #2
Lacy-Lakeview · near
51,301
Lacy-Lakeview · near
51,301 median HH income
48.4% of the leader · rank #3
Park Hills · this city
51,303
Park Hills · this city
51,303 median HH income
48.4% of the leader · rank #4
Sterling · near
51,304
Sterling · near
51,304 median HH income
48.4% of the leader · rank #5
Glasgow · near
51,304
Glasgow · near
51,304 median HH income
48.4% of the leader · rank #6
Olivette · highest
105,898
Olivette · highest
105,898 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 Park Hills 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: 8,667.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Park Hills - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Park Hills lands in the 22nd percentile for household income and the 27th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
22nd
percentile, household income
18th
percentile, home value
7th
percentile, median rent
27th
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: Park Hills, MO
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 8,667 residents in Park Hills, a small town within Missouri. Park Hills households earn a median of $51,303 annually, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 12.0%. Home values in Park Hills run a median of $121,100, and the median resident age is 34.0 years. Educational attainment runs 15.7% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 58.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 25 residential building permits were authorized in Park Hills (Building Boom), up 150% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 2212.9 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, near the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
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. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $972 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Missouri run around $219, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Workers in Park Hills report an average commute of 23.4 minutes, with 79.4% driving alone and 3.2% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 50.6 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Park Hills'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 population change to schools and households to comparison shortlist to reported crime to housing and income to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Park Hills, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, matched public-school count, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Population change
Is Park Hills growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
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 +148 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +1.7% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 25 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
What does the education layer cover for Park Hills?
The NCES join finds 8 public schools within the city match. 15.7% 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.
Which cities make useful reference points for Park Hills?
Within Missouri, the closest population matches are Cameron (8,721 residents, $56,090 income); Murphy (8,566 residents, $73,373 income); Olivette (8,539 residents, $105,898 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Bryan, OH (8,664 residents); Wharton, TX (8,671 residents); Perry Heights, OH (8,672 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.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Park Hills?
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 2212.9 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, near the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 3% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
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 Park Hills?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.4 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 12.0%, 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. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
Household income
$51,303
Home value
$121,100
Value / income
2.4×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What does the journey to work look like in Park Hills?
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 79.4%. The reported mean trip to work is 23.4 minutes.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
3.2%
Drive alone
79.4%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 3,807 workers age 16+.
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.
Violent crime C
148 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Poverty rate F
12.0%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income F
$51,303
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
15.7%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Park Hills profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 83/100 (A-) · 90.8 index
Violent crime: 59/100 (C) · 148 /100k
Poverty rate: 32/100 (F) · 12.0%
Household income: 22/100 (F) · $51,303
Bachelor's+ share: 22/100 (F) · 15.7%
Where Park Hills sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Park Hills'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 - Park Hills highlighted among 9 peers.Read the chart values
Park Hills, MO (this city): home $121,100, crime 2,213/100k
Bryan, OH : home $132,000, crime 805/100k
Wharton, TX : home $149,300, crime 2,232/100k
Fort Mitchell, KY : home $354,700, crime 812/100k
Cameron, MO : home $178,300, crime 1,977/100k
Olivette, MO : home $450,100, crime 926/100k
Perryville, MO : home $184,700, crime 1,190/100k
Pleasant Hill, MO : home $245,400, crime 822/100k
Oak Grove, MO : home $190,800, crime 1,420/100k
How does Park Hills compare to other US cities?
Where Park Hills sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income22% higher than other cities
Home value18% pricier than other cities
Median rent7% pricier than other cities
Safety27% 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: Park Hills ranks #159 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 Park Hills 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 Park Hills near the bottom of Missouri's cities
Among the 875 Missouri cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Park Hills ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Park Hills only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#462 of 842
45th percentile in Missouri
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 875
0th percentile in Missouri
Median Home Value
#409 of 833
51st percentile in Missouri
Poverty Rate
#359 of 875
58th percentile in Missouri
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#430 of 875
51st 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
22nd percentile nationally for median household income · 27th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Park Hills's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Park Hills'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 Park Hills's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$121,100Among the most affordablemore affordable than 82% 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
Park Hills's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.4×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#3,282 of 15,516
More affordable than 79% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#3,006 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.4×, Park Hills sits in the affordable band:
national rank #3,282 of 15,516 and #3,006 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
$51,303Park Hills, MO median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Park Hills, 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 Park Hills, MO.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)15.7%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)12.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)58.4%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
8,667
Median Income
$51,303
Median Home Value
$121,100
Median Age
34.0
Poverty Rate
12.0%
Labor force participation
58.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
15.7%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2212.9
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
147.5
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2065.4
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.
Schools
Total Schools
8
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Park Hills's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
8,605 residents
2021
8,666 residents
2022
8,668 residents
2023
8,779 residents
2024
8,713 residents
2025
8,753 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
25
housing units authorized
Single-Family
15
detached homes
Multifamily
10
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
2.9
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
10
10
0
$1.3M
2020
11
11
0
$1.4M
2021
10
4
6
$1.3M
2022
73
9
64
$5.3M
2023
10
10
0
$1.5M
2024
25
15
10
$4.6M
Permit volume increased 150% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
23.4 minutes
Drive Alone
79.4%
Carpool
8.1%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.5%
Work from Home
3.2%
Other
7.8%
Based on 3,807 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 Park Hills. 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 Park Hills 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 Park Hills sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Park Hills 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, 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.