Joplin ranks #10 in Missouri for kids’ library use
Joplin is ranked on 40 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
Hotter summers than 98% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Joplin’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Joplin does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Joplin marked.
Joplin lands in the top half on 13 of 26 lists
Each dot is Joplin’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Joplin does best come first.
4 spots from the top 10 for library borrowing
Lists where Joplin sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Joplin 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.
Every MO list, and where Joplin 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 #54Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#88
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#45
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#60
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
#80 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Richmond Heights · 16.6 per resident
#17
N
Most library borrowing#1 North Kansas City · 30.2 per resident
#14
N
Best libraries for kids#1 North Kansas City · 61.4 per child
#10 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#84
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
#101
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#93 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#115
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#125
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#82
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
#58 People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#103
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#131
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#123
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#88
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#176 
Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#170
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#175
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#150
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#152
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#174
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#199
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#138 
Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#137 
The number on the right is Joplin’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.