Murphy ranks #30 in Missouri for a top hospital nearby
Murphy is ranked on 32 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
The lists Murphy does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Murphy marked.
Murphy lands in the top half on 11 of 18 lists
Each dot is Murphy’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Murphy does best come first.
Steadier prices than 86% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Murphy’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Murphy 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 Murphy 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
#133
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#198
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#134
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#104
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#86
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#51
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#30 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#76 
People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#125
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#151
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#106
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#67
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#185 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#131
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#157
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#127
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #189Climate
U Snowiest#1 Union · 29 in #126
Least snow#1 Salem · 1.3 in
#102
Mildest winters#1 Caruthersville · 29.5°
#80
Hottest summers#1 Carl Junction · 90.4°
#95
U
Coolest summers#1 Union · 85.4°
#134
Longest growing season#1 Caruthersville · 230 days
#59
Wettest#1 Kennett · 51 in
#107 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#74
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#190
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
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 Murphy’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.