Macon ranks #4 in Missouri for library visits
Macon is ranked on 39 lists against the 261 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 6.
Cooler summers than 97% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Macon’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Macon does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Macon marked.
1 spot from the top 3 for library visits
Lists where Macon sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Macon lands in the top half on 16 of 25 lists
Each dot is Macon’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Macon does best come first.
Where Macon 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#90
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#26
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#58
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#118
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#48
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#89
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#138
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#86
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#51
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#253 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Richmond Heights · 16.6 per resident
#4
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Most library borrowing#1 North Kansas City · 30.2 per resident
#18
N
Best libraries for kids#1 North Kansas City · 61.4 per child
#27 Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #59Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#57 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#19
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#86
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#196
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#126
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#244
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#18
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#29
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#176 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Clinton Township · 64.8%
#125
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
#126
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#148 
Growth
Fastest growing#1 Cottleville · +82.5%
#155
G
Losing population#1 Grand River Township · −25.8%
#107 
Climate
U Snowiest#1 Union Township · 29 in #67
Least snow#1 Salem · 1.3 in
#191
Mildest winters#1 Caruthersville · 29.5°
#221
Hottest summers#1 Carl Junction · 90.4°
#230
U
Coolest summers#1 Union Township · 85.4°
#6
Longest growing season#1 Caruthersville · 230 days
#114
Wettest#1 Kennett · 51 in
#170 The number on the right is Macon’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.