Quality of Life

Missouri, in recent studies, has been cited as having the sixth lowest cost of living in the nation. The index used for measuring includes housing, food, utilities, health care & transportation.  The index indicates total cost of living relative to income.

Recreation

Warsaw is located at the head waters of the Lake of the Ozarks and one mile from Truman Lake and Harry S. Truman Dam. With a total of 120,000 surface acres, both lakes make the Warsaw area a recreational paradise.

There are nine marinas, 1,200 individual campsites, and public tennis courts in the immediate area.  A public nine-hole golf course, Shawnee Bend  overlooks Truman Lake.

Known nationwide for its excellent fishing, Truman Lake provides an abundance of bass, crappie, walleye, spoonbill and catfish.

Rolling, wooded hills around Warsaw offer a variety of hunting-with the main focus on deer, turkey, duck, geese and quail.

The Benton County Museum in Warsaw houses 13 rooms of artifacts depicting our local history and folklore.

The historic Swinging Bridge was built in 1904, and plans are now underway to renovate the bridge so that it can be used as a walkway over the Osage River in the expanded walking trail. Phase I of this renovation plan has been completed. The bridge was reopened July 1, 2007.

Jubilee Days in June and Heritage Days in October provide annual fun-filled weekends that attract thousands of visitors to the Warsaw area.

Jubilee Days

Heritage Days

Schools

Warsaw is one of the safest places in America.  The problems of urban America are rarely found in Warsaw.  It still is one of the best places in the world to raise a family.  Warsaw has an excellent “AAA” rated school system.  Warsaw schools are known for scholastics and competitive sport programs.  The high school boys’ football team, in recent years, has been dominating the conference, district and state; the girls’ basketball team is also ranking high.