Black Jack is #1 in Missouri for low depression
Black Jack is ranked on 32 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 5.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Black Jack marked.
Black Jack lands in the top half on 8 of 18 lists
Each dot is Black Jack’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Black Jack does best come first.
Longer growing season than 93% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Black Jack’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 25 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Black Jack sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Black Jack out-ranks 0 of its 2 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 Black Jack 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
#143
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#175
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#66
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#152
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#61
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#1
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#27 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#56
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#52 People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#77
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#214
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#44
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#28
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#99 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#144
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#189
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#202
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #218
Climate
U Snowiest#1 Union · 29 in #31
Least snow#1 Salem · 1.3 in
#199
Mildest winters#1 Caruthersville · 29.5°
#88
Hottest summers#1 Carl Junction · 90.4°
#142
U
Coolest summers#1 Union · 85.4°
#87
Longest growing season#1 Caruthersville · 230 days
#20
Wettest#1 Kennett · 51 in
#155 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#169
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#109
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
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 Black Jack’s spot. All of Missouri’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.