Ballwin makes Missouri’s top 10 on 3 lists
Ballwin is ranked on 35 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 12.
The lists Ballwin does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Ballwin marked.
2 spots from the top 3 for safety
Lists where Ballwin sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Ballwin lands in the top half on 15 of 21 lists
Each dot is Ballwin’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Ballwin does best come first.
Older than 83% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Ballwin’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Ballwin out-ranks 1 of its 5 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every MO list, and where Ballwin lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#5 Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#13
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#12
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#14
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#10
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#10
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#28
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#68 People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#18
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#212
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#45
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#97
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#148 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#200
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#17 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#233
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#224
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#230
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
#40 Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #193Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#95
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#183
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#168
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
#17 
The number on the right is Ballwin’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.