Aurora ranks #43 in Missouri for low property taxes
Aurora is ranked on 34 lists against the 261 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Aurora does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Aurora marked.
Aurora lands in the top half on 8 of 20 lists
Each dot is Aurora’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Aurora does best come first.
Faster-rising prices than 89% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Aurora’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Aurora lands in every MO ranking
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
#57
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#86
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#43
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Clinton Township · 64.8%
#52
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#115 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#169
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#67
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#26
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #101
Growth
Fastest growing#1 Cottleville · +82.5%
#190
G
Losing population#1 Grand River Township · −25.8%
#72 
Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#228
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#203
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#231
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#225
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#237
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#203
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#220 People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#234
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#225
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#36
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#110
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#111 Climate
U Snowiest#1 Union Township · 29 in #103
Least snow#1 Salem · 1.3 in
#151
Mildest winters#1 Caruthersville · 29.5°
#36
Hottest summers#1 Carl Junction · 90.4°
#83
U
Coolest summers#1 Union Township · 85.4°
#154
Longest growing season#1 Caruthersville · 230 days
#220
Wettest#1 Kennett · 51 in
#30 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 Aurora’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.