Best Places to Live in Missouri for Walkable City Living

Top 25 places

1. #1University CityPopulation 34,850 · mixed overall livability83% match
2. #2GladstonePopulation 26,964 · solid overall livability83% match
3. #3GrandviewPopulation 25,921 · mixed overall livability83% match
4. #4HazelwoodPopulation 25,345 · mixed overall livability83% match
5. #5Kansas CityPopulation 505,958 · solid overall livability81% match
6. #6IndependencePopulation 122,218 · mixed overall livability81% match
7. #7FlorissantPopulation 52,167 · mixed overall livability81% match
8. #8St. LouisPopulation 298,018 · mixed overall livability69% match
9. #9BallwinPopulation 30,948 · mixed overall livability69% match
10. #10LibertyPopulation 30,299 · solid overall livability69% match
11. #11KirkwoodPopulation 29,309 · mixed overall livability69% match
12. #12MehlvillePopulation 29,089 · mixed overall livability69% match
13. #13Lee's SummitPopulation 101,728 · solid overall livability67% match
14. #14O'FallonPopulation 91,825 · mixed overall livability67% match
15. #15JoplinPopulation 51,848 · mixed overall livability67% match
16. #16Cape GirardeauPopulation 39,795 · mixed overall livability64% match
17. #17RaytownPopulation 29,772 · mixed overall livability64% match
18. #18Maryland HeightsPopulation 28,099 · mixed overall livability61% match
19. #19ColumbiaPopulation 126,172 · mixed overall livability58% match
20. #20SpringfieldPopulation 168,873 · mixed overall livability56% match
21. #21St. JosephPopulation 72,198 · mixed overall livability56% match
22. #22Jefferson CityPopulation 42,644 · mixed overall livability53% match
23. #23St. CharlesPopulation 70,687 · mixed overall livability44% match
24. #24Blue SpringsPopulation 58,720 · mixed overall livability44% match
25. #25St. PetersPopulation 57,692 · mixed overall livability44% 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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