How St. Clair compares across Missouri
St. Clair is ranked on 34 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents.
Less snow than 75% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just St. Clair’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
St. Clair lands in the top half on 4 of 21 lists
Each dot is St. Clair’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where St. Clair does best come first.
The lists St. Clair does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with St. Clair marked.
Where St. Clair 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%
#190
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#56
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#72
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#100
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#149
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#98
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#219
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#232
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#226
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#213
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#212
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#250
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#137 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#173
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#183 Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#120 Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #238People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#247
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Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#115
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#143
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#153
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#172 
The number on the right is St. Clair’s spot. All of Missouri’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.