Troy ranks #6 in Missouri for graduation rate
Troy is ranked on 36 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Troy does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Troy marked.
Troy lands in the top half on 14 of 22 lists
Each dot is Troy’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Troy does best come first.
More kids than 87% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Troy’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 3 for graduation rate
Lists where Troy sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every MO list, and where Troy 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%
#139
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#38
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#170
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
#30 
Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#44 
Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#113
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#175
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#101
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#104
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#86
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#92
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#163 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#165
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
#59
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#85 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#181
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#152
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#146
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#204
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#65
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#191
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#189
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#33 Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #231
The number on the right is Troy’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.