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Place dossier plate
SheetMO-WRIGHT-CITY-MO · Wright City, MO 5,025 pop · income 56th 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 Wright City
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Wright City on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Cheraw · lowest
27,275
Cheraw · lowest
27,275 median HH income
27.5% of the leader · rank #1
Wright City · this city
74,833
Wright City · this city
74,833 median HH income
75.6% of the leader · rank #2
Cannonsburg · near
74,833
Cannonsburg · near
74,833 median HH income
75.6% of the leader · rank #3
Platte Center · near
74,833
Platte Center · near
74,833 median HH income
75.6% of the leader · rank #4
Southmont · near
74,833
Southmont · near
74,833 median HH income
75.6% of the leader · rank #5
Campbellsport · near
74,833
Campbellsport · near
74,833 median HH income
75.6% of the leader · rank #6
Florence · highest
99,020
Florence · highest
99,020 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 Wright City 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: 5,025.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Wright City - the verdict
Nationally, Wright City sits in the 56th percentile for household income and the 80th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
56th
percentile, household income
47th
percentile, home value
7th
percentile, median rent
80th
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: Wright City, MO
Missouri's Wright City is a small town, with 5,025 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Households in Wright City report a median income of $74,833 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 1.9%. Wright City's housing stock carries a median value of $216,800, and the median resident age is 37.0 years. About 18.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 64.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 81 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Stable), down 5% from five years earlier. Wright City reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 633.0 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. 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 Wright City'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 comparison shortlist to schools and households to population change to housing and income to reported crime to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Wright City, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, commute-mode shares, local building permits, matched public-school count.
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.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for Wright City?
Within Missouri, the closest population matches are Ste. Genevieve (4,996 residents, $43,856 income); Savannah (5,062 residents, $58,983 income); Herculaneum (4,925 residents, $88,778 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Kenneth City, FL (5,025 residents); Cheraw, SC (5,024 residents); Florence, NJ (5,027 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 does the education layer cover for Wright City?
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 18.6% 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 matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
Is Wright City 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 +987 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +20.3% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 81 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
How far does income reach against housing in Wright City?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.9 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 1.9%, 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.
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.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Wright City?
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 633.0 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 72% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
488.3
Violent rate
144.7
Total reported rate
633.0
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
What does the journey to work look like in Wright City?
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 70.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
9.9%
Drive alone
70.0%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 2,554 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.
Poverty rate A
1.9%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
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+
145 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Household income C-
$74,833
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
18.6%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Wright City profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 86/100 (A) · 1.9%
Cost of living: 83/100 (A-) · 90.8 index
Violent crime: 60/100 (C+) · 145 /100k
Household income: 54/100 (C-) · $74,833
Bachelor's+ share: 30/100 (F) · 18.6%
Where Wright City sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Wright City'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 - Wright City highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Wright City, MO (this city): home $216,800, crime 633/100k
Cheraw, SC : home $113,400, crime 8,447/100k
Manheim, PA : home $218,100, crime 1,426/100k
Ste. Genevieve, MO : home $164,600, crime 574/100k
Savannah, MO : home $143,100, crime 591/100k
Herculaneum, MO : home $222,100, crime 1,435/100k
Desloge, MO : home $112,800, crime 3,297/100k
Ashland, MO : home $231,700, crime 611/100k
How does Wright City compare to other US cities?
Wright City measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income56% higher than other cities
Home value47% pricier than other cities
Median rent7% pricier than other cities
Safety80% 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: Wright City ranks #34 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 Wright City 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 Wright City near the bottom of Missouri's cities
Among the 875 Missouri cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Wright City ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Wright City only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#182 of 842
78th percentile in Missouri
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 875
0th percentile in Missouri
Median Home Value
#137 of 833
84th percentile in Missouri
Poverty Rate
#745 of 875
15th percentile in Missouri
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#336 of 875
61st 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
56th percentile nationally for median household income · 80th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Wright City's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Wright City'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 Wright City's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$216,800Among the most affordablemore affordable than 53% 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
Wright City's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.9×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#6,111 of 15,516
More affordable than 61% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#5,242 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.9×, Wright City sits in the affordable band:
national rank #6,111 of 15,516 and #5,242 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
$74,833Wright City, MO median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Wright City, 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 Wright City, MO.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)18.6%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)1.9%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)64.4%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
5,025
Median Income
$74,833
Median Home Value
$216,800
Median Age
37.0
Poverty Rate
1.9%
Labor force participation
64.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
18.6%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
633.0
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
144.7
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
488.3
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
1
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Wright City's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
4,867 residents
2021
5,067 residents
2022
5,245 residents
2023
5,359 residents
2024
5,743 residents
2025
5,854 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Stable
Total Permits (2024)
81
housing units authorized
Single-Family
39
detached homes
Multifamily
42
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
16.1
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
85
85
0
$18.8M
2020
84
84
0
$20.7M
2021
80
80
0
$19.8M
2022
46
46
0
$12.5M
2023
177
33
144
$13.7M
2024
81
39
42
$19.0M
Permit volume decreased 5% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
70.0%
Carpool
19.3%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
9.9%
Other
0.8%
Based on 2,554 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 Wright City. 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 Wright City 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 Wright City sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Wright City 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.