Bridgeton ranks #16 in Missouri for a top hospital nearby
Bridgeton is ranked on 36 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
The lists Bridgeton does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bridgeton marked.
Bridgeton lands in the top half on 11 of 22 lists
Each dot is Bridgeton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Bridgeton does best come first.
Longer growing season than 93% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Bridgeton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for low depression
Lists where Bridgeton sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Bridgeton out-ranks 2 of its 4 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 Bridgeton 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
#81
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#40
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#66
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#104
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#86
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#28
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#16 People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#61
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#179
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#77
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#49
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#160 
Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #107
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#129
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
#106
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#219 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#190
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#191
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#217
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
#50 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#118
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#163
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#103
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#146 
The number on the right is Bridgeton’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.