Kearney ranks #6 in Missouri for graduation rate
Kearney is ranked on 36 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 13.
More snow than 98% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Kearney’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Kearney does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Kearney marked.
2 spots from the top 25 for safety
Lists where Kearney sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Kearney lands in the top half on 14 of 22 lists
Each dot is Kearney’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Kearney does best come first.
Every MO list, and where Kearney 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
#44
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#52
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#39
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#24
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#39
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#51
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#146 Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#27 People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#57
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#153
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#103
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#117
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#120 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#147
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#62
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#134
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
#45 Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #162Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#119
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
#119
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#216 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#215
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#206
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#203
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
The number on the right is Kearney’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.
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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.