Fenton makes Missouri’s top 10 on 3 lists
Fenton is ranked on 33 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 12.
Older than 96% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Fenton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Fenton does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Fenton marked.
Fenton lands in the top half on 13 of 19 lists
Each dot is Fenton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Fenton does best come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for fewest smokers
Lists where Fenton sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Fenton out-ranks 1 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 Fenton 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
#31
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#19
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#28
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#24
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#10
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#51
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#10 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#8
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
#32
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#171 People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#34
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#247
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#10
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#31
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#214 
Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #186Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#232
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#239
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#231
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
Climate
U Snowiest#1 Union · 29 in #126
Least snow#1 Salem · 1.3 in
#102
Mildest winters#1 Caruthersville · 29.5°
#81
Hottest summers#1 Carl Junction · 90.4°
#59
U
Coolest summers#1 Union · 85.4°
#177
Longest growing season#1 Caruthersville · 230 days
#59
Wettest#1 Kennett · 51 in
#134 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#212
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#161
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 Fenton’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.