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Squires, Missouri.

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What it costs per month · Squires $1,393/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$768 (+123%) since Jan 2020.

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Missouri $1,393 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • Missouri$1,393
  • United States$1,922

Living in Squires, Douglas County, Missouri

The Census does not count Squires on its own, so the figures here are Douglas County's. Half the county's households earn more than $45,985 a year and half less; 18% of the county's people live below the poverty line. 81% of the county's homes are lived in by their owners and 19% are rented. Unemployment in Douglas County was 4.3% in August 2026, and the county had 3.8% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Douglas County work in schools and health care, then manufacturing.

People 12,000 about, in Douglas County: the Census does not count Squires on its own
Household income $45,985 the median in Douglas County, give or take $4,512
Unemployment 4.3% Douglas County, August 2026; 5.0% a year before
Homes 81% lived in by their owners; 19% rented

Written by AI Claude Haiku 5.5 wrote this on 22 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.

What it’s like

The place. Squires is a small community in Douglas County, in the Ozarks of south-central Missouri. Across the county, most homes are lived in by their owners, and the typical resident is well into middle age. Winters are cold, summers are hot, and rain and melted snow arrive in good measure through the year.

Work. Across Douglas County, unemployment has eased compared with a year earlier, though the number of jobs fell over the past year. Many residents work in schools, hospitals and social care, in manufacturing, in shops, or in the building trades. Relatively few adults hold a four-year degree, and a sizable share of residents live below the poverty line, with household incomes lower than the national typical. A typical trip to work is of moderate length, and relatively few people work from home.

Things to do. Dicky Creek and Whites Creek, both rivers, are a short drive away and are good places to spend a day outdoors. Bryant Creek State Park, a protected area, lies a longer drive away. Fox Creek, another river, is also a longer drive from town.

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  • 4,654households
  • 45.5median age
  • 15%of adults have a degree
  • 18%below the poverty line
  • 27 mintypical commute
  • 11%work from home

What people in Douglas County work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care19%
  • Manufacturing16%
  • Shops (retail)14%
  • Building trades10%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities10%
  • Professional and business services6%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Douglas County had 2,461 jobs in 2025, 3.8% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 44° and 22°; warmest in July, 87° and 66° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 44° 22° F M A M J J 87° 66° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 44° and 22°; warmest in July, 87° and 66° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 44° 22° F M A M J J 87° 66° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 44° and lows near 22°; warmest in July, with highs near 87° and lows near 66°. About 47 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Wasola 5N weather station, 5 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Douglas County

  1. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters193
  2. AVA R-I SchoolsSchool district130FTE
  3. Preferred Family HealthcareRehabilitation job counseling and training, vocational91
  4. Southern ConstructionTree and brush trimming, overhead utility line61
  5. Forest ServiceFederal government · Department of Agriculture28

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 3 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 345 people in all. School districts come from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24) and federal offices from OPM's federal workforce data (2026); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Ice stormsRelatively moderate
  2. Strong windRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms across Douglas County, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Douglas County.

Squires home values

Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

Not enough data to draw this yet.

Market heat, inside the city limits

Homes for sale

Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.

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Zip codes with a Squires address

A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Squires — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.

Zillow publishes no zip-level series with this city on the address.