Jackson ranks #6 in Missouri for trails
Jackson is ranked on 37 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 10.
The lists Jackson does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Jackson marked.
Jackson lands in the top half on 20 of 23 lists
Each dot is Jackson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Jackson does best come first.
Wetter than 91% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Jackson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 3 for trails
Lists where Jackson sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every MO list, and where Jackson 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
#56
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#40
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#54
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#61
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#39
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#51
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#236 
Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#30 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#102
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
#6
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#118 People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#62
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#99
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#157
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#129
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#92 
Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #88Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#194
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#110
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#141
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
#22 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#59
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#97
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#180
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
#48 
The number on the right is Jackson’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.