Washington ranks #5 in Missouri for a top hospital nearby
Washington is ranked on 37 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 Washington does best on
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Washington marked.
Washington lands in the top half on 16 of 23 lists
Each dot is Washington’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Washington does best come first.
More homes per newcomer than 89% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Washington’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Washington sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every MO list, and where Washington 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%
#138
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
#17
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#146
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
#73 Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#91
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#145
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#66
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#85
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#61
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#150
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#5 People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#76
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#218
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#38
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#72
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#177 
Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #104Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#96
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
#132
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#122 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#186
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#84
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#148
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
#59 Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
#80 
The number on the right is Washington’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.