Pevely ranks #51 in Missouri for growth
Pevely is ranked on 35 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 Pevely does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Pevely marked.
Pevely lands in the top half on 9 of 21 lists
Each dot is Pevely’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Pevely does best come first.
Younger than 85% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Pevely’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Pevely 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 Pevely 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
#136
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#216
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#150
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#104
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#86
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#150
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#55 Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#54 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#174
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#74
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#174
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
#52 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#175
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#101
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#198
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#166
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#40
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#218
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#214
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#61 Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #200Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#176
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#208 
The number on the right is Pevely’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.