Charleston ranks #16 in Missouri for low depression
Charleston is ranked on 34 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
Less snow than 96% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Charleston’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Charleston does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Charleston marked.
Charleston lands in the top half on 6 of 21 lists
Each dot is Charleston’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Charleston does best come first.
Where Charleston 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
#51
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#58
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#49
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #57Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#238
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#255
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#226
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#241
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#232
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#16
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#219 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#212
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#128 Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#131 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#202
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#181
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#245
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#199
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#62
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#192
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#168 
The number on the right is Charleston’s spot. All of Missouri’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
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.