Hannibal ranks #15 in Missouri for short commutes
Hannibal is ranked on 40 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Cooler summers than 95% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Hannibal’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Hannibal does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Hannibal marked.
Hannibal lands in the top half on 6 of 26 lists
Each dot is Hannibal’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Hannibal does best come first.
Every MO list, and where Hannibal lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #15Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#37
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
#31
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#165 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#59
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#73
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#70
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
#43 Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#198
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#198
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#178
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#169
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#129
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#150
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#144 People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#154
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#133
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#125
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#81
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#129 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Richmond Heights · 16.6 per resident
#35
N
Most library borrowing#1 North Kansas City · 30.2 per resident
#33
N
Best libraries for kids#1 North Kansas City · 61.4 per child
#30 
Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#107 
The number on the right is Hannibal’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.