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Houston, MO

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Population
2,281
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
1,158 ft
Median Home Value
$114,400
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$698/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$40,000
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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Houston in context.

OverallBest places in MissouriPopulation rankingHighest population places in MissouriNearest larger communityWest Plains, Missouri41 miles away · 12,780 residents.

About Houston

Houston is the Texas County seat in central Missouri’s Ozarks, at the meeting of U.S. 63 and Missouri 17. The town was incorporated on June 29, 1857, and took its name from Sam Houston; postal service followed the next January. Civil War damage wiped out the town, but it was rebuilt afterward. The county-seat story still shows up in the Ranger Station Historic District, Cole House, and the old Houston High School, all listed on the National Register. If you’re orienting yourself, think county-seat role, Ozark highways, and a handful of buildings that carry Houston’s nineteenth-century chapters.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+99.7rating

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