Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Highest Heating Demand in Missouri
Heating degree days measure how far and how long the outside temperature sits below 65°F across a year, which is the closest single number to how much heat a house has to make. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Missouri ranked
| # | County | Heating degree days | Winter low | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland County | 6,149 | 13.8°F | $1,273 |
| 2 | Putnam County | 6,103 | 14.8°F | $1,068 |
| 3 | Mercer County | 6,012 | 14.7°F | $942 |
| 4 | Nodaway County | 5,992 | 13.9°F | $1,446 |
| 5 | Adair County | 5,954 | 15.1°F | $1,397 |
| 6 | Clark County | 5,910 | 15.3°F | $1,111 |
| 7 | DeKalb County | 5,895 | 15.1°F | $1,456 |
| 8 | Worth County | 5,895 | 15.6°F | $925 |
| 9 | Daviess County | 5,883 | 15.7°F | $1,316 |
| 10 | Harrison County | 5,848 | 15.6°F | $1,022 |
| 11 | Gentry County | 5,804 | 14.4°F | $1,158 |
| 12 | Caldwell County | 5,790 | 15.6°F | $1,380 |
| 13 | Knox County | 5,746 | 17.2°F | $945 |
| 14 | Schuyler County | 5,746 | 17.2°F | $1,106 |
| 15 | Livingston County | 5,682 | 16.3°F | $1,258 |
| 16 | Grundy County | 5,679 | 16.3°F | $1,036 |
| 17 | Clinton County | 5,673 | 15.1°F | $1,743 |
| 18 | Ray County | 5,597 | 14.9°F | $1,611 |
| 19 | Lewis County | 5,592 | 17.8°F | $1,098 |
| 20 | Monroe County | 5,573 | 17.1°F | $1,306 |
| 21 | Shelby County | 5,573 | 17.1°F | $870 |
| 22 | Linn County | 5,562 | 17.8°F | $1,089 |
| 23 | Sullivan County | 5,562 | 17.8°F | $984 |
| 24 | Atchison County | 5,541 | 16.7°F | $1,001 |
| 25 | Holt County | 5,541 | 16.7°F | $1,126 |
| 26 | Ralls County | 5,508 | 17.6°F | $1,352 |
| 27 | Marion County | 5,486 | 18.6°F | $1,402 |
| 28 | Pike County | 5,387 | 18.5°F | $1,178 |
| 29 | Andrew County | 5,385 | 17.1°F | $1,667 |
| 30 | Buchanan County | 5,385 | 17.1°F | $1,382 |
| 31 | Gasconade County | 5,353 | 18.0°F | $1,463 |
| 32 | Lafayette County | 5,347 | 18.4°F | $1,697 |
| 33 | Clay County | 5,342 | 17.2°F | $2,180 |
| 34 | Carroll County | 5,336 | 17.4°F | $1,046 |
| 35 | Macon County | 5,306 | 18.9°F | $1,166 |
| 36 | Callaway County | 5,281 | 19.6°F | $1,671 |
| 37 | Saline County | 5,263 | 18.9°F | $1,258 |
| 38 | Chariton County | 5,257 | 18.3°F | $1,100 |
| 39 | Howard County | 5,215 | 18.3°F | $1,307 |
| 40 | Audrain County | 5,168 | 19.3°F | $1,132 |
| 41 | Randolph County | 5,157 | 18.9°F | $1,279 |
| 42 | Lincoln County | 5,140 | 19.7°F | $1,878 |
| 43 | Cooper County | 5,095 | 19.8°F | $1,659 |
| 44 | Platte County | 5,071 | 19.5°F | $2,635 |
| 45 | Montgomery County | 5,041 | 19.6°F | $1,482 |
| 46 | Warren County | 5,041 | 19.6°F | $1,992 |
| 47 | Johnson County | 4,997 | 18.4°F | $1,837 |
| 48 | Pettis County | 4,948 | 21.2°F | $1,415 |
| 49 | Moniteau County | 4,943 | 19.7°F | $1,456 |
| 50 | Osage County | 4,932 | 20.5°F | $1,708 |
| 51 | Madison County | 4,931 | 20.8°F | $1,368 |
| 52 | Washington County | 4,900 | 21.4°F | $1,078 |
| 53 | Henry County | 4,899 | 19.4°F | $1,359 |
| 54 | Perry County | 4,878 | 21.3°F | $1,611 |
| 55 | Bates County | 4,874 | 19.8°F | $1,345 |
| 56 | Dallas County | 4,836 | 20.1°F | $1,301 |
| 57 | Cass County | 4,786 | 22.1°F | $2,226 |
| 58 | Jackson County | 4,786 | 22.1°F | $1,861 |
| 59 | Miller County | 4,760 | 20.7°F | $1,454 |
| 60 | Wright County | 4,731 | 21.3°F | $1,297 |
| 61 | Jefferson County | 4,700 | 22.3°F | $1,846 |
| 62 | Morgan County | 4,690 | 22.2°F | $1,528 |
| 63 | Webster County | 4,689 | 21.5°F | $1,794 |
| 64 | Dent County | 4,670 | 21.8°F | $1,301 |
| 65 | Boone County | 4,668 | 22.5°F | $2,116 |
| 66 | Vernon County | 4,660 | 21.5°F | $1,225 |
| 67 | St. Charles County | 4,650 | 22.0°F | $2,494 |
| 68 | St. Clair County | 4,640 | 21.0°F | $1,259 |
| 69 | Polk County | 4,630 | 21.7°F | $1,590 |
| 70 | Oregon County | 4,622 | 22.4°F | $1,067 |
| 71 | Laclede County | 4,618 | 22.2°F | $1,372 |
| 72 | Howell County | 4,617 | 22.3°F | $1,381 |
| 73 | Crawford County | 4,612 | 22.4°F | $1,424 |
| 74 | Phelps County | 4,612 | 22.4°F | $1,637 |
| 75 | Cole County | 4,589 | 22.5°F | $1,808 |
| 76 | Ste. Genevieve County | 4,576 | 24.0°F | $1,787 |
| 77 | Benton County | 4,568 | 21.9°F | $1,408 |
| 78 | Dade County | 4,566 | 22.1°F | $1,366 |
| 79 | Christian County | 4,554 | 21.2°F | $2,057 |
| 80 | Iron County | 4,551 | 22.6°F | $1,047 |
| 81 | St. Francois County | 4,551 | 22.6°F | $1,364 |
| 82 | Texas County | 4,532 | 24.3°F | $1,109 |
| 83 | Douglas County | 4,526 | 22.5°F | $1,385 |
| 84 | Stone County | 4,523 | 21.9°F | $1,909 |
| 85 | Barry County | 4,518 | 23.2°F | $1,469 |
| 86 | Hickory County | 4,507 | 23.0°F | $1,102 |
| 87 | Cape Girardeau County | 4,499 | 23.7°F | $1,740 |
| 88 | Lawrence County | 4,493 | 22.2°F | $1,379 |
| 89 | Shannon County | 4,480 | 21.0°F | $1,294 |
| 90 | Pulaski County | 4,453 | 22.4°F | $1,595 |
| 91 | Carter County | 4,452 | 23.0°F | $1,271 |
| 92 | Reynolds County | 4,452 | 23.0°F | $1,078 |
| 93 | St. Louis County | 4,433 | 23.8°F | $2,240 |
| 94 | Franklin County | 4,400 | 22.9°F | $1,815 |
| 95 | Barton County | 4,376 | 23.2°F | $1,223 |
| 96 | Jasper County | 4,376 | 23.2°F | $1,387 |
| 97 | Cedar County | 4,324 | 23.3°F | $1,396 |
| 98 | St. Louis city | 4,292 | 24.6°F | $1,629 |
| 99 | Greene County | 4,277 | 24.2°F | $1,713 |
| 100 | Maries County | 4,272 | 24.2°F | $1,612 |
| 101 | Ripley County | 4,210 | 24.4°F | $1,017 |
| 102 | Scott County | 4,177 | 26.2°F | $1,269 |
| 103 | McDonald County | 4,138 | 25.0°F | $1,187 |
| 104 | Mississippi County | 4,075 | 26.0°F | $974 |
| 105 | Camden County | 4,065 | 25.3°F | $2,154 |
| 106 | Bollinger County | 4,020 | 25.3°F | $1,255 |
| 107 | Taney County | 3,997 | 24.2°F | $1,691 |
| 108 | Newton County | 3,976 | 25.3°F | $1,502 |
| 109 | New Madrid County | 3,949 | 27.5°F | $997 |
| 110 | Butler County | 3,935 | 27.7°F | $1,236 |
| 111 | Stoddard County | 3,935 | 27.7°F | $1,209 |
| 112 | Wayne County | 3,935 | 27.7°F | $1,033 |
| 113 | Ozark County | 3,815 | 27.5°F | $1,336 |
| 114 | Pemiscot County | 3,595 | 29.6°F | $952 |
| 115 | Dunklin County | 3,585 | 29.2°F | $911 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Heating Demand across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Missouri