Battlefield ranks #5 in Missouri for public schools
Battlefield is ranked on 34 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 12.
More homes per newcomer than 96% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Battlefield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Battlefield does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Battlefield marked.
2 spots from the top 3 for public schools
Lists where Battlefield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Battlefield lands in the top half on 15 of 20 lists
Each dot is Battlefield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Battlefield does best come first.
Every MO list, and where Battlefield lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#29
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#48
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#28
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#13
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#24
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#28
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#216 People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#40
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#197
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#60
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#85
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#152 
Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#31 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#54
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#42
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#80
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
#79 
Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #116Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#205
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#71 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#200
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#154
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#171
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
The number on the right is Battlefield’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.