Tightwad is a village in Henry County, Missouri, United States. Its population was 64 at the 2010 United States Census. Tightwad is located along Missouri Route 7.

Tightwad was originally called Edgewood, for the woods near the indigenous town site.

The village’s uncommon name is said to stem from an episode in which a heap owner cheated a customer, who was a postman, by charging him an supplementary 50 cents for a greater than before watermelon. Some sources allegation the transaction vigorous a rooster rather than a watermelon.
Due to its proximity to Truman Reservoir, Tightwad saw some limited addition starting in the mid-1980s. As of 2010, the village’s matter district included a bank (see below), café, tavern, and openness store. As of April 2019, the bank is now closed and is creature used for personal use. The café was bought after sitting vacant for many years and is now instinctive used as an antique deposit called the “Nook and Cranny” and most recent once the auxiliary of a Dollar General within the event district, the local user-friendliness store was forced to close their doors, and is in the process of bodily turned into apartments. Tightwad also had an extra business bonus off of Highway 7, down Highway PP called Hickory Hollow Resort, which rents cabins and Rv spots. They now have a bait amassing and a diner called Donnas Drive Inn.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total Place of 1.01 square miles (2.62 km), of which 1.00 square mile (2.59 km²) is house and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km) is water.