Ranked for Affordable Living
Best Places to Live in Missouri for Affordable Living
Low cost of living, rent, home prices, and total tax burden Ranked by how well each place fits the Affordable Living profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 25 places
- #1Jefferson CityPopulation 42,644 · mixed overall livability63% match
- #2St. JosephPopulation 72,198 · mixed overall livability54% match
- #3FlorissantPopulation 52,167 · mixed overall livability54% match
- #4JoplinPopulation 51,848 · mixed overall livability54% match
- #5SpringfieldPopulation 168,873 · mixed overall livability43% match
- #6ColumbiaPopulation 126,172 · mixed overall livability43% match
- #7Cape GirardeauPopulation 39,795 · mixed overall livability43% match
- #8University CityPopulation 34,850 · mixed overall livability43% match
- #9MehlvillePopulation 29,089 · mixed overall livability43% match
- #10IndependencePopulation 122,218 · mixed overall livability34% match
- #11RaytownPopulation 29,772 · mixed overall livability34% match
- #12GrandviewPopulation 25,921 · mixed overall livability34% match
- #13HazelwoodPopulation 25,345 · mixed overall livability34% match
- #14St. LouisPopulation 298,018 · mixed overall livability31% match
- #15St. CharlesPopulation 70,687 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #16Blue SpringsPopulation 58,720 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #17St. PetersPopulation 57,692 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #18LibertyPopulation 30,299 · solid overall livability23% match
- #19Maryland HeightsPopulation 28,099 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #20GladstonePopulation 26,964 · solid overall livability23% match
- #21Kansas CityPopulation 505,958 · solid overall livability11% match
- #22Lee's SummitPopulation 101,728 · solid overall livability11% match
- #23O'FallonPopulation 91,825 · mixed overall livability11% match
- #24ChesterfieldPopulation 49,645 · mixed overall livability11% match
- #25WentzvillePopulation 44,584 · mixed overall livability11% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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