Springfield ranks #45 in Missouri for short commutes
Springfield is ranked on 37 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
Fewer kids than 89% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Springfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Springfield 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.
Springfield lands in the top half on 13 of 23 lists
Each dot is Springfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Springfield does best come first.
The lists Springfield does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Springfield marked.
Every MO list, and where Springfield 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 #45
People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#81
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#44
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#212
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#151
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#226 Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#127
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#119
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#101
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#85
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#129
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#150
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#223 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#101
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
#91
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#98 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#127
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#126
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#105
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
#64 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#94
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#114
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#65
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
#69 Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#150 
The number on the right is Springfield’s spot. All of Missouri’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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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.