Cottleville is #1 in Missouri for growth
Cottleville is ranked on 35 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 13.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Cottleville marked.
3 spots from the top 25 for college degrees
Lists where Cottleville sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Cottleville lands in the top half on 15 of 21 lists
Each dot is Cottleville’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Cottleville does best come first.
Older than 72% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Cottleville’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Cottleville out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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 Cottleville lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#177
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#8
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#122
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
#51 Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#34
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#52
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#28
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#24
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#24
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#51
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#41 People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#28
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#186
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#73
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#179
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#154 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#18
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
#89
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#153 Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #143Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#239
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#240
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#233
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
Climate
U Snowiest#1 Union · 29 in #79
Least snow#1 Salem · 1.3 in
#169
Mildest winters#1 Caruthersville · 29.5°
#128
Hottest summers#1 Carl Junction · 90.4°
#84
U
Coolest summers#1 Union · 85.4°
#152
Longest growing season#1 Caruthersville · 230 days
#124
Wettest#1 Kennett · 51 in
#124 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 Cottleville’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.
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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.