Grain Valley ranks #6 in Missouri for graduation rate
Grain Valley is ranked on 36 lists against the 261 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 5.
The lists Grain Valley does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Grain Valley marked.
Grain Valley lands in the top half on 17 of 22 lists
Each dot is Grain Valley’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Grain Valley does best come first.
More kids than 94% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Grain Valley’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 3 for graduation rate
Lists where Grain Valley sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Grain Valley out-ranks 0 of its 1 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.
Where Grain Valley 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.
Growth
Fastest growing#1 Cottleville · +82.5%
#19
G
Losing population#1 Grand River Township · −25.8%
Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#72
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#48
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#89
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#73
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#86
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#240
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#111 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#137
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#53
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#185
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
#21 Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#50 People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#98
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#64
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#195
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#245
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#16 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Clinton Township · 64.8%
#114
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#82 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#214
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#228
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#213
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
#25 Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #203Climate
U Snowiest#1 Union Township · 29 in #187
Least snow#1 Salem · 1.3 in
#67
Mildest winters#1 Caruthersville · 29.5°
#186
Hottest summers#1 Carl Junction · 90.4°
#189
U
Coolest summers#1 Union Township · 85.4°
#47
Longest growing season#1 Caruthersville · 230 days
#144
Wettest#1 Kennett · 51 in
#185 
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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.