Strafford ranks #6 in Missouri for graduation rate
Strafford is ranked on 34 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
More kids than 99% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Strafford’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Strafford does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Strafford marked.
Strafford lands in the top half on 12 of 21 lists
Each dot is Strafford’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Strafford does best come first.
3 spots from the top 3 for graduation rate
Lists where Strafford sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every MO list, and where Strafford lands
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%
#250
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#41
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#57
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#101
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#94
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#101
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#73
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#86
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#150
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#221 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#119
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#99
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#130
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#142
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#49
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#211
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#246
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#3 
Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#106 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#180
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#194 Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #201
The number on the right is Strafford’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.