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37.06° N · 93.25° W · GEOID 2925957

Fremont Hills

Christian County, Missouri · part of the Springfield, MO metro

Limited data population under 5,000

MissouriFremont Hills, MOFremont HillsFremont Hills

The short answer

Fremont Hills is home to 1,574 people. Median household income is $171,250 a year and median rent is $963 a month, 6.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $461,800, about 2.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$963
29% below the median place
Median household income
$171,250
113% above the median place
Median home value
$461,800
45% above the median place
Unemployment
3.4%
31% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Fremont Hills

  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $171,200 a year left, more than in 96% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 109 Missouri places.
  • The median rent takes only 6.7% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 140 Missouri places.
  • 98% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 140 Missouri places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,746 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 97% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built after 2005, newer housing than in 96% of places its size.

Many people here skip the commute entirely: 25% work from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 86% of places.

01

Moving to Fremont Hills

Christian County gains about 9.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in6,519
Moved out5,752
Net+767

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Greene County, MO2,4632,484−21
Webster County, MO223340−117
Taney County, MO354186+168
Stone County, MO247271−24

Within Missouri, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MissouriOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$65K
Leavers$64K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Christian County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.3% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Christian County report $65,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $64,400.
Income you would need
$38,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $963 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,709 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $461,800.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 24.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Parkville, MO matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people8
9.5
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out8
$64,399
8% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$65,214
8% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureFremont HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.3%10% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.3%14% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure9.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$65,2148% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$64,3998% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 6.7%, 67% below the median place.

Fremont Hills6.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$38,520
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
6.7%
67% below the median place
Home price to income
2.7x
29% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
7%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$170,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
97.7%
47% above the median place
Median year built1
2005
1% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,709
45% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureFremont HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$96329% below
Rent to income16.7%67% below
Property tax rate10.9%2% above
Home price to income12.7x29% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure88.612% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,11331% below
HUD area median income4County figure$91,40015% below
Property tax paid (median)1$4,28131% above
Median home value1$461,80045% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.3%29% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure59.0%14% above
Homeownership197.7%47% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure40.6%20% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,70945% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.1%42% below
Median year built120051% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$171,250
113% above the median place
Poverty rate1
3.9%
63% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$67,457 +68%
Works from home24.7% +99%
Mean commute22 min −13%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureFremont HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$171,250113% above
Income per person1$67,45768% above
Unemployment1County figure3.4%31% below
Average annual pay6County figure$46,20030% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.9%22% below
Jobs6County figure20,88486% below
Poverty rate13.9%63% below
Mean commute122 min13% below
Works from home124.7%99% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 97.1%, 5% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
97.1%
5% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
62.2%
94% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.3%
5% above the median place
All 9 people measures
MeasureFremont HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,5746646th largest
Population change since 202075.0%332% above
Median age141.46% above
Bachelor's or higher162.2%94% above
High school or higher197.3%5% above
Household size13.021% above
Born abroad1County figure2.6%70% below
No health insurance1County figure7.6%19% above
Homes with broadband197.1%5% above
05

Life in Fremont Hills

3 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.2 −32%
Shops30.5 +1%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.3 +5%
Doctors' offices and clinics12.1 −40%
Child care centers1.6 −30%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Restaurants and bars per 10k9
14.2
32% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9
12.1
40% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k9
1.6
30% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureFremont HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure32256% above
Public school students12County figure16,175230% above
Students per teacher12County figure13.910% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure14.232% below
Shops per 10k9County figure30.51% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure4.35% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure12.140% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.630% below
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure377% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 66.5, 28% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Fremont Hills. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk14
66.5
28% below the median place
Hurricane risk14
31.4
56% below the median place
Good air days15
62.6%
9% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureFremont HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure88°F2% above
January average low13County figure24°F7% below
Average temperature13County figure56°F2% above
Annual precipitation13County figure46.1 in5% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure66.528% below
Hurricane risk14County figure31.456% below
Tornado risk14County figure80.81% below
Wildfire risk14County figure70.415% above
Heat wave risk14County figure89.01% below
Median air quality index15Metro figure455% above
Good air days15Metro figure62.6%9% below
08

Fremont Hills in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 7% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 7% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$963/mo (2024)$1,240/mo$1,010 to $1,510/mo+4.2%
Median household income$171,250 (2024)$222,000$187,500 to $262,500+4.4%
Median home value$461,800 (2024)$641,000$465,000 to $883,000+5.6%
Population1,098 (2025)1,1301,080 to 1,180+0.6%

The median home would be worth 2.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Fremont Hills

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Parkville, MO$1,162$171,271Compare
Wyoming, OH$1,249$165,188Compare
White Rock, NM$1,356$156,639Compare
Oakland, NJ$1,383$162,019Compare
Oakland, NJWhite Rock, NMWyoming, OHParkville, MOFremont Hills, MOFremont HillsParkvilleWyomingWhite RockOaklandFremont HillsParkvilleWyomingWhite RockOakland

Common questions

Is Fremont Hills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $171,200 a year left, more than in 96% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 109 Missouri places. The median rent takes only 6.7% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 140 Missouri places. On cost, space and class size it scores 100 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Fremont Hills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 6.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $461,800.

What salary do you need to live in Fremont Hills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $38,520 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Fremont Hills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Parkville, MO, Wyoming, OH, White Rock, NM and Oakland, NJ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Fremont Hills with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Fremont Hills itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/fremont-hills-missouri

Citytistics. “Fremont Hills, Missouri.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/fremont-hills-missouri/

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