What is the #1 best cities for families in missouri?

#	City	Population	Family Score
1	Richmond Heights	9,179	87.80
2	Maplewood	8,154	87.50
3	Kansas City	508,233	86.50
4	St. Louis	293,109	85.70
5	Vinita Park	1,978	84.10
6	Rock Hill	4,708	84.00
7	North Kansas City	4,758	84.00
8	University City	34,655	81.70
9	Columbia	127,200	80.30
10	Cameron	8,721	80.30
11	Raytown	29,593	80.00
12	Grandview	25,821	79.10
13	Springfield	169,432	78.80
14	Branson	12,760	78.60
15	Cape Girardeau	40,047	78.50
16	Wellston	1,690	77.60
17	Hazelwood	25,214	76.00
18	Warrensburg	19,437	75.90
19	Brentwood	8,151	75.50
20	Ferguson	18,350	75.00
21	St. Robert	5,327	73.80
22	Buckner	2,917	73.80
23	St. Ann	12,865	73.70
24	Shrewsbury	6,328	73.40
25	Independence	121,944	72.80
26	Overland	15,762	72.40
27	Byrnes Mill	3,168	72.20
28	Waynesville	5,422	72.20
29	Country Club Hills	1,017	72.00
30	Sugar Creek	3,261	71.90
31	Sullivan	6,355	71.70
32	Jefferson City	42,565	71.70
33	Riverview	2,688	71.70
34	St. Joseph	71,542	71.60
35	Kirksville	17,493	70.50
36	Gladstone	27,069	70.40
37	Breckenridge Hills	4,413	70.40
38	Clinton	9,047	70.20
39	Pacific	7,299	70.20
40	Joplin	52,218	70.20
41	Northwoods	3,654	69.50
42	De Soto	6,452	69.40
43	Riverside	4,153	69.30
44	Jennings	12,900	69.10
45	Maryland Heights	27,981	69.10
46	Normandy	4,263	69.00
47	Clayton	17,282	69.00
48	Sikeston	16,231	68.90
49	Calverton Park	1,280	68.70
50	Rolla	20,144	68.40
51	Creve Coeur	18,643	68.10
52	Pagedale	2,547	68.10
53	Sedalia	21,869	67.70
54	Lake Ozark	2,451	66.80
55	Bellefontaine Neighbors	10,562	66.70
56	Winfield	1,726	66.40
57	Lexington	4,602	66.10
58	Florissant	51,915	66.00
59	Nevada	7,998	65.70
60	Moline Acres	2,806	65.00
61	Duquesne	2,216	64.90
62	Bridgeton	11,372	64.90
63	Ash Grove	1,336	64.20
64	Washington	14,948	63.90
65	Piedmont	2,857	63.40
66	Kirkwood	29,302	62.90
67	Maryville	10,556	62.70
68	Union	12,560	62.50
69	St. John	6,562	62.50
70	St. Charles	71,048	62.00
71	Greenfield	1,276	62.00
72	Harrisonville	10,002	61.70
73	Ashland	4,811	61.40
74	St. Peters	58,200	61.20
75	Perryville	8,530	61.00
76	Platte City	4,793	60.80
77	Hannibal	16,825	60.70
78	Bel-Nor	1,472	60.70
79	New Madrid	2,720	60.30
80	Osage Beach	4,715	60.10
81	Farmington	17,999	60.10
82	Woodson Terrace	3,935	60.00
83	Pine Lawn	2,738	60.00
84	Velda City	1,231	59.90
85	West Plains	12,341	59.50
86	Lebanon	15,157	59.50
87	El Dorado Springs	3,545	59.20
88	Charleston	4,565	58.90
89	Eldon	4,486	58.90
90	Richmond	5,979	58.70
91	Webster Groves	23,771	58.70
92	Excelsior Springs	10,502	58.70
93	Chaffee	3,039	58.50
94	Aurora	7,331	58.30
95	Berkeley	8,149	58.30
96	Houston	2,407	58.20
97	Tipton	2,680	58.20
98	Claycomo	1,994	58.10
99	Plattsburg	2,437	57.50
100	Richland	2,256	57.40
101	Belton	24,618	57.40
102	Lathrop	2,646	57.30
103	Unionville	1,725	57.30
104	Chillicothe	9,129	57.20
105	Pevely	6,037	56.80
106	Advance	1,549	56.30
107	Caruthersville	5,426	56.00
108	Macon	5,457	55.80
109	New London	1,118	55.50
110	Ellisville	9,908	55.50
111	Warsaw	2,064	55.30
112	Cuba	3,172	55.30
113	Carl Junction	8,257	55.10
114	Van Buren	1,146	54.60
115	Grain Valley	15,967	54.50
116	Boonville	7,682	54.40
117	Liberty	30,446	54.30
118	Fulton	12,611	54.20
119	Trenton	5,542	54.10
120	Gallatin	1,722	53.90
121	Edmundson	1,153	53.90
122	Kearney	10,696	53.70
123	Owensville	2,798	53.50
124	Carrollton	3,335	53.50
125	Oakland	1,619	53.20
126	Blue Springs	59,416	53.10
127	Webb City	13,139	52.20
128	Savannah	5,062	52.20
129	Linn	1,302	52.10
130	Herculaneum	4,925	51.90
131	Adrian	2,006	51.60
132	Lakeshire	1,478	51.60
133	Kennett	10,236	51.60
134	Malden	3,818	51.40
135	Bel-Ridge	2,714	51.40
136	Sweet Springs	1,299	51.40
137	Hayti	2,145	51.20
138	Hillsboro	3,483	51.20
139	Bolivar	10,996	51.20
140	Neosho	12,857	51.00
141	St. Clair	4,767	50.50
142	Clarkson Valley	2,592	50.10
143	Hermann	2,550	49.90
144	St. James	3,922	49.90
145	Festus	12,965	49.60
146	Knob Noster	2,824	49.50
147	Butler	4,594	49.50
148	Lee's Summit	102,583	49.20
149	Eureka	12,371	49.20
150	Dexter	7,906	48.90
151	Moberly	13,634	48.70
152	Salem	4,673	48.70
153	Charlack	1,775	48.60
154	Willard	6,418	48.60
155	Strafford	2,609	48.60
156	Milan	1,883	48.50
157	Marshall	13,699	48.50
158	Shelbina	2,108	48.20
159	Lincoln	1,795	48.20
160	Camdenton	4,017	48.20
161	Forsyth	2,749	48.20
162	Hamilton	1,909	48.10
163	Chesterfield	49,591	48.00
164	Smithville	10,552	47.90
165	Mountain View	2,648	47.80
166	California	4,523	47.60
167	Higginsville	4,775	47.60
168	Raymore	23,849	47.40
169	Vandalia	3,260	47.40
170	Olivette	8,539	47.30
171	Peculiar	5,815	47.20
172	Arnold	20,884	47.10
173	Ellington	1,104	47.10
174	Purdy	1,308	47.00
175	Mansfield	1,375	47.00
176	Montgomery City	2,810	47.00
177	Brookfield	4,128	47.00
178	Fayette	2,800	46.90
179	Hallsville	2,049	46.60
180	Cabool	2,460	46.50
181	Manchester	18,189	46.10
182	Weatherby Lake	2,465	46.10
183	Pleasant Valley	2,744	46.00
184	Lone Jack	1,487	45.90
185	Holden	1,936	45.70
186	Republic	19,233	45.40
187	Bismarck	1,560	45.20
188	Holts Summit	4,572	45.20
189	Parkville	8,022	45.00
190	Sunset Hills	9,113	44.80
191	Huntsville	1,806	44.80
192	Flordell Hills	1,300	44.70
193	Steelville	1,410	44.70
194	Clever	2,977	44.50
195	Senath	1,578	44.20
196	Edina	1,420	44.20
197	Bethany	3,164	43.80
198	Battlefield	6,095	43.70
199	Warrenton	8,870	43.60
200	Marshfield	7,599	43.60
201	Scott City	4,354	43.60
202	Tarkio	1,478	43.30
203	Seneca	1,938	43.20
204	Crestwood	12,298	43.20
205	Mound City	1,103	43.20
206	Lake St. Louis	17,538	43.10
207	Marionville	2,701	43.10
208	Ballwin	30,835	43.10
209	Memphis	1,860	42.90
210	Lake Waukomis	1,085	42.80
211	Concordia	2,184	42.50
212	Wentzville	45,734	42.40
213	Hollister	4,608	42.40
214	Kimberling City	2,559	42.30
215	Pleasant Hill	8,853	42.10
216	Park Hills	8,667	42.10
217	Troy	13,467	42.00
218	Mount Vernon	4,532	41.90
219	O'Fallon	92,697	41.90
220	Moscow Mills	3,647	41.70
221	Fredericktown	4,464	41.60
222	Glendale	6,111	41.40
223	Sturgeon	1,143	41.30
224	Cottleville	5,750	41.20
225	Country Club	3,171	41.10
226	Jackson	15,532	41.10
227	Belle	1,476	40.80
228	Oak Grove	8,477	40.80
229	Archie	1,340	40.50
230	Ozark	21,953	40.40
231	Willow Springs	2,015	40.40
232	Auxvasse	1,385	40.30
233	Crystal City	4,721	40.30
234	Wright City	5,025	40.00
235	Pierce City	1,472	40.00
236	Doniphan	2,220	40.00
237	Des Peres	9,145	39.90
238	Frontenac	3,669	39.70
239	Greenwood	6,000	39.60
240	Cassville	3,208	39.60
241	Noel	1,679	39.50
242	Ladue	8,948	39.50
243	Steele	1,449	39.50
244	Louisiana	3,231	39.10
245	Centralia	4,615	39.00
246	Carthage	15,513	38.60
247	Bloomfield	2,011	38.50
248	Lawson	2,742	38.50
249	Dixon	1,267	38.20
250	Bowling Green	4,130	38.20
251	Town and Country	11,605	38.20
252	Canton	2,741	38.20
253	Portageville	2,869	38.10
254	Weston	1,852	37.90
255	Versailles	2,580	37.80
256	Potosi	2,542	37.60
257	Bourbon	1,694	37.20
258	Buffalo	3,358	37.20
259	Odessa	5,589	36.70
260	Poplar Bluff	16,243	36.70
261	Carterville	1,978	36.60
262	Bonne Terre	6,773	36.30
263	Marble Hill	1,781	36.20
264	La Plata	1,401	36.20
265	Garden City	1,539	35.90
266	Kahoka	2,083	35.40
267	New Haven	3,389	34.90
268	Nixa	24,131	34.70
269	Glasgow	1,054	34.50
270	Warson Woods	2,312	34.20
271	Lake Winnebago	1,401	33.90
272	Lake Lotawana	2,378	33.80
273	Sparta	2,378	33.60
274	Cole Camp	1,327	33.30
275	Monroe City	3,162	33.10
276	Desloge	4,870	32.90
277	Gerald	1,264	32.90
278	Ste. Genevieve	4,996	32.60
279	Gower	1,677	32.50
280	Palmyra	3,620	32.40
281	Stockton	2,018	32.30
282	Monett	9,734	31.70
283	Rogersville	4,496	31.70
284	Slater	2,144	31.60
285	Seymour	2,081	31.30
286	Goodman	1,081	31.10
287	Oronogo	2,685	30.80
288	New Franklin	1,015	30.60
289	Marthasville	2,587	30.40
290	Highlandville	1,049	29.90
291	Rich Hill	1,412	29.90
292	Ava	2,978	29.30
293	East Prairie	2,930	29.20
294	Marceline	2,269	28.90
295	Wellsville	1,197	28.40
296	Salisbury	1,629	27.80
297	Duenweg	1,707	27.70
298	Appleton City	1,187	27.50
299	Mountain Grove	4,494	27.40
300	Fair Grove	1,551	27.10
301	Leadwood	1,524	26.80
302	Thayer	2,288	25.30
303	Maysville	1,106	25.20
304	Mexico	11,487	25.00
305	Humansville	1,190	24.80
306	Drexel	1,039	23.60
307	Ironton	1,755	23.30
308	Licking	2,816	23.00
309	Campbell	1,719	22.90
310	Bernie	1,772	22.60
311	Crane	1,545	22.50
312	Lamar	4,290	22.50
313	Rock Port	1,207	22.20
314	Merriam Woods	2,203	22.00
315	Elsberry	2,010	21.70
316	Oran	1,137	18.80
317	Anderson	2,415	12.20
318	Granby	2,345	11.80
319	Lilbourn	1,021	6.20
320	Sarcoxie	1,344	3.10

Methodology

Cities in Missouri are ranked by family score. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from Multiple Sources. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 best cities for families in missouri?: Richmond Heights ranks #1 with 87.80 (family score).
What are the top 5 best cities for families in missouri?: 1. Richmond Heights (87.80), 2. Maplewood (87.50), 3. Kansas City (86.50), 4. St. Louis (85.70), 5. Vinita Park (84.10)
How many cities in Missouri are ranked?: This ranking includes 320 cities in Missouri with available data.

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