Nevada ranks #9 in Missouri for short commutes
Nevada is ranked on 39 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 6.
The lists Nevada does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Nevada marked.
Nevada lands in the top half on 12 of 25 lists
Each dot is Nevada’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Nevada does best come first.
Less snow than 90% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Nevada’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 10 for kids’ library use
Lists where Nevada sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Nevada out-ranks 0 of its 2 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 Nevada lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #9Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#49
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#39
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#53
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
#41 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Richmond Heights · 16.6 per resident
#16
N
Most library borrowing#1 North Kansas City · 30.2 per resident
#19
N
Best libraries for kids#1 North Kansas City · 61.4 per child
#12 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#48
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
#98
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#140 Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#182
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#94
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#178
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#169
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#129
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#235
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#237 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#162
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#92
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#32
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#211
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#148
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#107
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#112
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#202 Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#138 
The number on the right is Nevada’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.