How Tipton compares across Missouri
Tipton is ranked on 36 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
More year-round than 98% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Tipton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Tipton does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Tipton marked.
Tipton lands in the top half on 10 of 22 lists
Each dot is Tipton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Tipton does best come first.
Every MO list, and where Tipton lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#62
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#62
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#46
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#168
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#216
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#195
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#138
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#174
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#51
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#168 Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #102
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#106
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#102 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Richmond Heights · 16.6 per resident
#46
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Most library borrowing#1 North Kansas City · 30.2 per resident
#25
N
Best libraries for kids#1 North Kansas City · 61.4 per child
#21 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#251
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#128
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#13
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#254
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#163
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#95
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#171
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#206 Climate
U Snowiest#1 Union · 29 in #155
Least snow#1 Salem · 1.3 in
#98
Mildest winters#1 Caruthersville · 29.5°
#164
Hottest summers#1 Carl Junction · 90.4°
#198
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Coolest summers#1 Union · 85.4°
#41
Longest growing season#1 Caruthersville · 230 days
#171
Wettest#1 Kennett · 51 in
#135 Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
The number on the right is Tipton’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.