Marshfield ranks #7 in Missouri for affordable rent
Marshfield is ranked on 37 lists against the 261 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
The lists Marshfield does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Marshfield marked.
Marshfield lands in the top half on 10 of 23 lists
Each dot is Marshfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Marshfield does best come first.
Less snow than 92% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Marshfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
4 spots from the top 3 for affordable rent
Lists where Marshfield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Marshfield 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
#164
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#38
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#97
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
#7 Growth
Fastest growing#1 Cottleville · +82.5%
#42
G
Losing population#1 Grand River Township · −25.8%
Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#124
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#146
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#101
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#117
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#86
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#152
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#189 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Clinton Township · 64.8%
#147
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
#128
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#62 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#166
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#103
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#40
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
#22 Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #139People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#160
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#80
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#180
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#93
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#61 Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#108 
Climate
U Snowiest#1 Union Township · 29 in #239
Least snow#1 Salem · 1.3 in
#19
Mildest winters#1 Caruthersville · 29.5°
#122
Hottest summers#1 Carl Junction · 90.4°
#206
U
Coolest summers#1 Union Township · 85.4°
#32
Longest growing season#1 Caruthersville · 230 days
#201
Wettest#1 Kennett · 51 in
#37 
The number on the right is Marshfield’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.