Republic ranks #7 in Missouri for new homes
Republic is ranked on 37 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 7.
The lists Republic does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Republic marked.
2 spots from the top 10 for growth
Lists where Republic sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Republic lands in the top half on 14 of 23 lists
Each dot is Republic’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Republic does best come first.
Younger than 85% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Republic’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Republic out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.
Where Republic 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.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#132
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#7
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#39
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
#18 
Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#33 Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#92
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#119
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#101
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#61
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#61
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#150
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#218 People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#106
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#39
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#217
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#164
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#39 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#166
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#176
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#138
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
#27 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#188
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
#141
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#149 Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #185
The number on the right is Republic’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.