Weldon Spring makes Missouri’s top 10 on 5 lists
Weldon Spring is ranked on 34 lists against the 256 Missouri towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 5 and the top quarter on 12.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Weldon Spring marked.
Older than 100% of Missouri
Not better or worse, just Weldon Spring’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for working from home
Lists where Weldon Spring sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Weldon Spring lands in the top half on 14 of 20 lists
Each dot is Weldon Spring’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MO, the right end is last. Areas where Weldon Spring does best come first.
Weldon Spring out-ranks 2 of its 3 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every MO list, and where Weldon Spring lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Ladue · 99 / 100
#24
Lowest obesity#1 Town and Country · 23%
#40
Fewest smokers#1 Town and Country · 7%
#14
Most active#1 Glendale · 16%
#19
Fewest uninsured#1 Ladue · 3%
#2
Lowest depression#1 Black Jack · 19%
#7
Closest to a top hospital#1 Branson · 0.0 mi
#31 People
Most educated#1 Glendale · 90.1%
#23
F
Youngest#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 20.5
#255
Oldest#1 Osage Beach · 59.4
#2
Most residents 65+#1 Forsyth · 36.4%
#5
Most kids#1 Glasgow Village · 40%
#198 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Park Hills · 63%
#219
Most trails#1 Park Hills · 3.3 mi / sq mi
#7
Most walkable#1 Pine Lawn · 213 / sq mi
#203 Getting around
F Shortest commute#1 Fort Leonard Wood · 9 min #124
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Pine Lawn · 0.9 yrs
#247
Cheapest rent#1 Mountain View · $424/mo
#251
Lowest property tax#1 Mountain Grove · $438/yr
#242
Rent easiest to afford#1 De Soto · 20.3%
Climate
U Snowiest#1 Union · 29 in #79
Least snow#1 Salem · 1.3 in
#169
Mildest winters#1 Caruthersville · 29.5°
#129
Hottest summers#1 Carl Junction · 90.4°
#85
U
Coolest summers#1 Union · 85.4°
#153
Longest growing season#1 Caruthersville · 230 days
#124
Wettest#1 Kennett · 51 in
#125 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Osage Beach · 57.2%
#78
N
Most new homes#1 North Kansas City · 27.0 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Versailles · +110.5%
#133
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Forsyth · 13.6 per home
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Richmond Heights · 16.6 per resident
N
Most library borrowing#1 North Kansas City · 30.2 per resident
N
Best libraries for kids#1 North Kansas City · 61.4 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Odessa · 4.4
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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.