Anderson ranks #11 in Missouri for low property taxes
Anderson is ranked on 32 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Hotter summers than 100% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Anderson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Anderson does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Anderson marked.
Anderson lands in the top half on 7 of 19 lists
Each dot is Anderson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Anderson does best come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for low property taxes
Lists where Anderson sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every MO list, and where Anderson lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#36
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#43
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#11
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #90Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#117 
Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#227
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#223
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#208
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#220
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#244
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#199
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#143 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#69
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#164
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#70
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#232
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#81
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#178
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#204
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#86 Climate
U Snowiest#1 Union · 29 in #160
Least snow#1 Salem · 1.3 in
#95
Mildest winters#1 Caruthersville · 29.5°
#28
Hottest summers#1 Carl Junction · 90.4°
#2
U
Coolest summers#1 Union · 85.4°
#232
Longest growing season#1 Caruthersville · 230 days
#200
Wettest#1 Kennett · 51 in
#34 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Richmond Heights · 16.6 per resident
N
Most library borrowing#1 North Kansas City · 30.2 per resident
N
Best libraries for kids#1 North Kansas City · 61.4 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
The number on the right is Anderson’s spot. All of Missouri’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every MO list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.