Mexico ranks #28 in Missouri for cheap rent
Mexico is ranked on 36 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
More snow than 96% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Mexico’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Mexico does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Mexico marked.
Mexico lands in the top half on 7 of 22 lists
Each dot is Mexico’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Mexico does best come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for cheap rent
Lists where Mexico sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every MO list, and where Mexico lands
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
#71
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#28
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#66
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
#48 Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #63Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#192
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#175
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#150
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#180
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#129
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#92
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#188 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#58
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
#104
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#185 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#146
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Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#115
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#84
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#180
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#107
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#152
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#103
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#179 
Climate
U Snowiest#1 Union · 29 in #12
Least snow#1 Salem · 1.3 in
#239
Mildest winters#1 Caruthersville · 29.5°
#203
Hottest summers#1 Carl Junction · 90.4°
#209
U
Coolest summers#1 Union · 85.4°
#22
Longest growing season#1 Caruthersville · 230 days
#153
Wettest#1 Kennett · 51 in
#149 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Richmond Heights · 16.6 per resident
N
Most library borrowing#1 North Kansas City · 30.2 per resident
N
Best libraries for kids#1 North Kansas City · 61.4 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
The number on the right is Mexico’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.