Oronogo is #1 in Missouri for public schools
Oronogo is ranked on 34 lists against the 261 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 5.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Oronogo marked.
More kids than 99% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Oronogo’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for safety
Lists where Oronogo sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Oronogo lands in the top half on 14 of 21 lists
Each dot is Oronogo’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Oronogo does best come first.
Where Oronogo 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.
Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#4 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#48
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#6
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#95
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
Growth
Fastest growing#1 Cottleville · +82.5%
#67
G
Losing population#1 Grand River Township · −25.8%
People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#85
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#33
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#231
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#255
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#4 Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#97
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#119
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#134
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#85
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#131
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#203
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#123 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#144
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#217
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#95
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #129Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Clinton Township · 64.8%
#234
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#132 Climate
U Snowiest#1 Union Township · 29 in #211
Least snow#1 Salem · 1.3 in
#48
Mildest winters#1 Caruthersville · 29.5°
#27
Hottest summers#1 Carl Junction · 90.4°
#5
U
Coolest summers#1 Union Township · 85.4°
#234
Longest growing season#1 Caruthersville · 230 days
#119
Wettest#1 Kennett · 51 in
#53 
The number on the right is Oronogo’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.