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Towns with the most conserved land in Missouri

Ranked by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). 125 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Arnold
Missouri · Most conserved land

Where Arnold lands: #5 of 125

10% · Visit Arnold →

Clinton 1 Clinton Henry County 64.8% Conserved acres 17,236 Map of Greenwood 2 Greenwood 24.2% Conserved acres 807 Fenton 3 Fenton 13.5% Conserved acres 566
#TownConserved landConserved acresTrails
1 Clinton ClintonHenry County · 8,881 people 64.8% 17,236 2.3 mi
2 Map of Greenwood Greenwood6,013 people 24.2% 807 7.6 mi
3 Fenton Fenton4,088 people 13.5% 566 5.5 mi
4 Map of Lee's Summit Lee's Summit103,656 people 10.4% 4,351 43.5 mi
5 Arnold Arnold20,956 people 10% 728 6.5 mi
6 Valley Park Valley Park6,795 people 8.9% 288 3.9 mi
7 Blue Springs Blue Springs59,965 people 8.7% 1,234 33.4 mi
8 Cottleville Cottleville5,937 people 8.4% 253 2.0 mi
9 Whiteman AFB3,517 people 7.9% 337 13.0 mi
10 St. Ann St. Ann12,811 people 7.4% 148 2.0 mi
11 Kansas City Kansas City510,612 people 6.9% 13,924 202.0 mi
12 Warrensburg Warrensburg19,582 people 6.1% 368 6.5 mi
13 Crestwood Crestwood12,295 people 6.1% 139 4.0 mi
14 Palmyra Palmyra3,623 people 6% 118 1.1 mi
15 LibertyStoddard County · 14,846 people 5.8% 5,578 192.8 mi
16 Neosho Neosho13,224 people 5.8% 580 21.7 mi
17 Clayton Clayton17,380 people 5.6% 89 1.4 mi
18 Festus Festus13,201 people 5.3% 200 0.2 mi
19 Map of Ellisville Ellisville10,002 people 5.3% 147 4.6 mi
20 Hannibal Hannibal16,771 people 5.1% 531 13.8 mi
21 Parkville Parkville8,366 people 5.1% 502 6.3 mi
22 Map of Forsyth Forsyth2,766 people 5.1% 112 4.5 mi
23 Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau40,344 people 4.9% 908 24.4 mi
24 Map of St. Charles St. Charles71,508 people 4.8% 790 12.0 mi
25 Map of Dellwood Dellwood4,847 people 4.8% 32 0.4 mi
26 Florissant Florissant51,773 people 4.7% 384 6.4 mi
27 Map of Aurora Aurora7,397 people 4.6% 190 0.2 mi
28 Shrewsbury Shrewsbury6,316 people 4.5% 42 1.4 mi
29 Map of Lamar Lamar4,284 people 4.4% 155 1.1 mi
30 Black Jack Black Jack6,589 people 4.3% 71 0.4 mi
31 St. Joseph St. Joseph71,236 people 4.2% 1,191 41.1 mi
32 East Prairie East Prairie2,902 people 4.2% 33 0.0 mi
33 Columbia Columbia128,548 people 3.9% 1,709 91.8 mi
34 Map of Old Jamestown Old Jamestown20,651 people 3.8% 364 0.5 mi
35 Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve5,010 people 3.8% 95 2.4 mi
36 Map of Carl Junction Carl Junction8,339 people 3.7% 132 0.0 mi
37 Map of Cassville Cassville3,202 people 3.6% 79 0.9 mi
38 Osage Beach Osage Beach4,905 people 3.5% 230 8.4 mi
39 Boonville Boonville7,689 people 3.4% 189 5.6 mi
40 Map of Woodson Terrace Woodson Terrace3,908 people 3.4% 17 0.0 mi
41 Belton Belton25,008 people 3.3% 304 3.6 mi
42 Map of Dardenne Prairie Dardenne Prairie13,503 people 3.2% 109 4.0 mi
43 St. James St. James3,916 people 3.1% 84 9.4 mi
44 Des Peres Des Peres9,170 people 3% 83 0.4 mi
45 O'Fallon O'Fallon93,801 people 2.9% 570 16.4 mi
46 Pagedale Pagedale2,531 people 2.9% 23 0.0 mi
47 Lemay Lemay16,228 people 2.8% 76 0.4 mi
48 Maplewood Maplewood8,156 people 2.8% 28 0.3 mi
49 Oakville Oakville35,333 people 2.7% 305 11.6 mi
50 Liberty Liberty30,689 people 2.7% 505 13.2 mi
51 Map of Webb City Webb City13,221 people 2.7% 147 4.9 mi
52 Hillsboro Hillsboro3,500 people 2.7% 66 1.4 mi
53 Owensville Owensville2,806 people 2.7% 44 0.3 mi
54 Farmington Farmington18,282 people 2.5% 155 2.2 mi
55 Ferguson Ferguson18,213 people 2.5% 96 1.6 mi
56 Overland Overland15,695 people 2.5% 69 1.7 mi
57 Desloge Desloge4,863 people 2.5% 47 1.0 mi
58 Buckner Buckner2,914 people 2.5% 29 0.5 mi
59 Map of Warrenton Warrenton9,066 people 2.4% 142 4.9 mi
60 Centralia Centralia4,690 people 2.3% 43 1.2 mi
61 Tipton Tipton2,667 people 2.3% 31 0.3 mi
62 Union Union12,781 people 2.2% 128 2.3 mi
63 Map of Maryville Maryville10,428 people 2.2% 92 5.1 mi
64 Grain Valley Grain Valley16,271 people 2.1% 83 0.9 mi
65 Monett Monett9,873 people 2.1% 119 1.1 mi
66 Louisiana Louisiana3,228 people 2.1% 46 0.9 mi
67 New Madrid New Madrid2,662 people 2.1% 61 1.9 mi
68 Map of Kearney Kearney10,885 people 2% 171 2.9 mi
69 Map of Berkeley Berkeley8,123 people 2% 64 0.5 mi
70 Dexter Dexter7,891 people 2% 95 1.0 mi
71 Map of Bridgeton Bridgeton11,369 people 1.9% 181 4.8 mi
72 Map of Oak Grove Oak Grove8,538 people 1.9% 79 6.1 mi
73 St. John St. John6,527 people 1.9% 18 0.4 mi
74 Map of Herculaneum Herculaneum5,071 people 1.9% 52 0.1 mi
75 Mount Vernon Mount Vernon4,563 people 1.9% 49 0.6 mi
76 Lebanon Lebanon15,270 people 1.8% 171 6.5 mi
77 Rock Hill Rock Hill4,693 people 1.8% 13 0.1 mi
78 Map of Salem Salem4,677 people 1.8% 41 2.6 mi
79 Eldon Eldon4,556 people 1.8% 41 0.0 mi
80 Mountain Grove Mountain Grove4,491 people 1.8% 47 0.1 mi
81 Map of Poplar Bluff Poplar Bluff16,254 people 1.7% 144 21.5 mi
82 Fulton Fulton12,617 people 1.7% 137 9.3 mi
83 Bonne Terre Bonne Terre6,683 people 1.7% 44 1.3 mi
84 Map of Chaffee Chaffee3,026 people 1.7% 19 0.6 mi
85 Creve Coeur Creve Coeur18,643 people 1.6% 102 4.9 mi
86 Caruthersville Caruthersville5,326 people 1.6% 53 7.8 mi
87 Wentzville Wentzville47,061 people 1.5% 214 13.8 mi
88 Raytown Raytown29,445 people 1.4% 88 0.8 mi
89 Kennett Kennett10,196 people 1.4% 64 4.0 mi
90 Troy Troy13,947 people 1.3% 63 5.0 mi
91 Crystal City Crystal City4,718 people 1.3% 38 0.3 mi
92 Fredericktown Fredericktown4,507 people 1.3% 38 0.5 mi
93 Map of Chillicothe ChillicotheLivingston County · 9,142 people 1.2% 434 8.2 mi
94 St. Clair St. Clair4,789 people 1.2% 36 0.1 mi
95 Map of Sedalia Sedalia22,003 people 1.1% 108 5.6 mi
96 Bethany Bethany3,080 people 1.1% 31 0.6 mi
97 Map of Strafford Strafford2,672 people 1.1% 23 0.3 mi
98 Mehlville Mehlville29,805 people 1% 49 0.0 mi
99 Kirksville Kirksville17,563 people 1% 93 2.3 mi
100 Map of Willard Willard6,488 people 1% 39 0.0 mi
101 Map of Waynesville Waynesville5,442 people 1% 47 0.5 mi
102 Map of Riverside Riverside4,276 people 1% 37 0.8 mi
103 Republic Republic19,829 people 0.9% 91 1.8 mi
104 Map of Nixa Nixa24,836 people 0.8% 50 0.6 mi
105 Trenton Trenton5,536 people 0.8% 32 0.2 mi
106 Camdenton Camdenton4,023 people 0.8% 29 1.6 mi
107 Barnhart Barnhart5,785 people 0.7% 23 0.0 mi
108 Holts Summit Holts Summit4,609 people 0.7% 17 0.7 mi
109 Map of Northwoods Northwoods3,623 people 0.7% 3 0.0 mi
110 Ballwin Ballwin31,279 people 0.6% 33 0.9 mi
111 Map of Byrnes Mill Byrnes Mill3,189 people 0.6% 20 0.0 mi
112 Map of Battlefield Battlefield6,165 people 0.5% 8 0.5 mi
113 Map of Gray Summit Gray Summit2,991 people 0.5% 23 0.8 mi
114 Map of Knob Noster Knob Noster2,838 people 0.5% 9 0.6 mi
115 Cameron Cameron8,519 people 0.4% 17 1.6 mi
116 Wright City Wright City5,240 people 0.4% 15 0.7 mi
117 Charleston Charleston4,482 people 0.4% 12 0.5 mi
118 Piedmont Piedmont2,911 people 0.4% 5 0.6 mi
119 Map of Riverview Riverview2,731 people 0.4% 2 0.0 mi
120 Map of Moberly Moberly13,526 people 0.3% 24 9.3 mi
121 Richmond Heights Richmond Heights9,153 people 0.3% 4 0.1 mi
122 Map of Breckenridge Hills Breckenridge Hills4,402 people 0.3% 2 0.0 mi
123 Montgomery City Montgomery City2,801 people 0.3% 7 0.1 mi
124 Map of Pleasant Valley Pleasant Valley2,736 people 0.3% 2 0.0 mi
125 Map of Oronogo Oronogo2,804 people 0.1% 1 0.1 mi

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). Easements protect land from development but are often private, so not all of it is open to visitors. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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