The 10 Most Boring Places In Missouri For 2023


The most boring places in Missouri are Ladue and Weldon Spring for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

There’s no denying it: there are plenty of places in Missouri that are downright beautiful and full of excitement.

Unfortunately, not all towns and cities in Show Me State are so lucky.

Just like in all U.S. States, there are definitely some boring places within Missouri’s’ borders. You know the places where everyone has an AARP card and the most exciting thing they do all day is post a picture of their grandchild on Facebook.

Like Ladue, for instance. In our latest analysis, we found that this city was the most boring city in all of Oklahoma according to Saturday Night Science. But don’t feel bad if you’re a resident of Ladue. There are plenty of other boring, lackluster places in Missouri as well.

Here they are. Try not to jump out of your seat with excitement.

Don’t freak out, in fact, believe it not, a boring city is actually one a lot of people would like to call home.

Before you get all upset if your city’s name is on the list, rest assured that we didn’t use personal opinion when it comes to what classifies a city or town as “boring” or “exciting”. We crunched actual numbers to figure out which towns are statistically more boring.

Showing this data to you is the kind of thing that a real estate agent knows, but would never share.

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Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Most Boring Places In Missouri For 2023

Ladue, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

10
/10
Population: 8,934
Average Age: 49.6
% Married: 35.0%
More on Ladue: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Weldon Spring, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Population: 5,320
Average Age: 56.9
% Married: 41.0%
More on Weldon Spring: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Sunset Hills, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Population: 9,121
Average Age: 50.4
% Married: 41.0%
More on Sunset Hills: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Wildwood, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Population: 35,276
Average Age: 45.4
% Married: 31.0%
More on Wildwood: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Bridgeton, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Population: 11,422
Average Age: 41.2
% Married: 30.0%
More on Bridgeton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Town And Country, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Population: 11,575
Average Age: 50.6
% Married: 27.0%
More on Town And Country: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Des Peres, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Population: 9,140
Average Age: 42.8
% Married: 48.0%
More on Des Peres: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Kearney, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Population: 10,491
Average Age: 37.9
% Married: 34.0%
More on Kearney: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Macon, MO

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Overall SnackAbility

4
/10
Population: 5,452
Average Age: 41.3
% Married: 35.0%
More on Macon: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Arnold, MO

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10
Population: 20,840
Average Age: 41.0
% Married: 36.0%
More on Arnold: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Methodology: How we determined the boring cities in the Show Me State

You would present the following case to your friends if you were argueing with them at a bar about the most boring place to live in Missouri. And that’s why we call it Saturday Night Science.

Because our data speaks more truth than feelings.

To figure out how boring a place is, we factored in things we generally think make people exciting, and then we figure out which cities have the least number of those exciting people.

We used the U.S. American Community Census data to gather the information presented here. HSome of the things people tend to think of as making a city’s population boring include:

  • % of Population Over 25 (higher is more boring)
  • % of Married Household (higher is more boring)
  • Average Age (higher is more boring)
  • % of Households With Kids (higher is more boring)
  • Population density (lower is more boring)

Then, our algorithm generates a ranking for each place in these categories. After crunching the numbers, all of the cities ranked from most boring to most exciting.

For this ranking, we used every Missouri city with at least 5,000 residents. This keeps us from prejudicing our rankings by including very small pockets of retired people.

Grab your rocker and hold on.

We updated this article for 2023, and it’s our tenth time ranking the most boring cities in Missouri.

There You Have It – Now That You’re Asleep

On a ranking like this, there are usually no winners, but since Missouri isn’t necessarily the most boring state in the United States, the cities on this ranking can at least take solace that there are, in fact, more boring cities in the country.

If you’re also curious enough, here are the most exciting places in Missouri, according to science:

  1. Maryville
  2. Clayton
  3. Warrensburg

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Detailed List Of The Most Boring Cities In Missouri For 2023

Rank City Population Average Age % Married % Kids
1 Ladue, MO 8,934 49.6 35.0% 34.0%
2 Weldon Spring, MO 5,320 56.9 41.0% 24.4%
3 Sunset Hills, MO 9,121 50.4 41.0% 26.9%
4 Wildwood, MO 35,276 45.4 31.0% 35.2%
5 Bridgeton, MO 11,422 41.2 30.0% 36.4%
6 Town And Country, MO 11,575 50.6 27.0% 31.5%
7 Des Peres, MO 9,140 42.8 48.0% 44.1%
8 Kearney, MO 10,491 37.9 34.0% 39.0%
9 Macon, MO 5,452 41.3 35.0% 30.9%
10 Arnold, MO 20,840 41.0 36.0% 33.0%
11 Dardenne Prairie, MO 12,903 42.6 41.0% 38.6%
12 Crestwood, MO 12,315 42.1 41.0% 30.5%
13 Richmond, MO 5,975 39.9 32.0% 30.7%
14 Boonville, MO 7,725 37.7 33.0% 32.1%
15 Parkville, MO 7,669 40.0 25.0% 40.8%
16 Raymore, MO 23,232 40.0 33.0% 36.0%
17 Sullivan, MO 6,441 41.2 29.0% 30.6%
18 Clinton, MO 8,908 42.5 26.0% 29.7%
19 Cottleville, MO 5,584 37.6 41.0% 31.6%
20 Smithville, MO 10,416 36.3 33.0% 44.4%
21 Eureka, MO 12,008 37.9 32.0% 42.1%
22 Washington, MO 14,769 40.9 37.0% 29.8%
23 Ellisville, MO 9,914 45.3 33.0% 29.7%
24 Chesterfield, MO 49,645 47.1 27.0% 29.6%
25 Lake St. Louis, MO 17,088 43.5 33.0% 30.7%
26 Trenton, MO 5,527 39.6 38.0% 25.8%
27 Mexico, MO 11,502 36.6 29.0% 32.1%
28 Odessa, MO 5,554 40.0 39.0% 29.1%
29 Pacific, MO 7,239 39.6 30.0% 25.0%
30 Park Hills, MO 8,653 35.7 36.0% 33.5%
31 Sikeston, MO 16,146 37.3 32.0% 30.0%
32 Ballwin, MO 30,948 42.0 32.0% 32.2%
33 Troy, MO 12,964 35.5 39.0% 37.5%
34 Lee’s Summit, MO 101,728 38.6 31.0% 36.2%
35 Chillicothe, MO 9,091 38.0 31.0% 30.1%
36 Liberty, MO 30,299 37.3 28.0% 36.5%
37 O’fallon, MO 91,825 38.0 35.0% 38.5%
38 Greenwood, MO 6,038 37.0 27.0% 35.4%
39 Jackson, MO 15,394 35.0 39.0% 38.9%
40 Moberly, MO 13,708 37.5 24.0% 33.5%
41 Pleasant Hill, MO 8,822 36.9 34.0% 36.3%
42 Battlefield, MO 6,046 40.7 35.0% 31.1%
43 Perryville, MO 8,536 38.2 33.0% 30.4%
44 Pevely, MO 6,012 34.2 40.0% 40.3%
45 Savannah, MO 5,068 40.5 36.0% 26.7%
46 Oak Grove, MO 8,304 34.4 37.0% 36.3%
47 St. Peters, MO 57,692 40.4 35.0% 28.8%
48 Kirkwood, MO 29,309 42.2 32.0% 31.3%
49 Harrisonville, MO 10,024 36.9 25.0% 32.2%
50 Peculiar, MO 5,675 36.2 21.0% 39.3%
51 Aurora, MO 7,290 43.0 28.0% 27.5%
52 Willard, MO 6,342 31.1 37.0% 40.8%
53 Hannibal, MO 17,003 38.5 30.0% 29.9%
54 Olivette, MO 8,431 41.1 26.0% 39.1%
55 Wentzville, MO 44,584 35.1 36.0% 45.7%
56 Festus, MO 12,772 37.0 39.0% 34.9%
57 Branson, MO 12,651 41.2 16.0% 18.0%
58 Republic, MO 18,824 34.0 33.0% 37.7%
59 St. John, MO 6,583 39.6 31.0% 28.5%
60 Waynesville, MO 5,372 34.3 8.0% 32.0%
61 Union, MO 12,341 34.2 34.0% 32.7%
62 Creve Coeur, MO 18,679 44.1 22.0% 21.7%
63 Manchester, MO 18,240 38.2 27.0% 36.4%
64 Farmington, MO 17,859 38.0 25.0% 29.2%
65 Bonne Terre, MO 6,863 39.0 25.0% 24.3%
66 Dexter, MO 7,910 38.8 26.0% 30.1%
67 Shrewsbury, MO 6,352 45.5 27.0% 16.1%
68 Blue Springs, MO 58,720 36.6 31.0% 39.0%
69 Lebanon, MO 15,023 35.1 22.0% 38.3%
70 Independence, MO 122,218 39.5 25.0% 26.7%
71 Marshfield, MO 7,501 32.8 35.0% 37.0%
72 Neosho, MO 12,670 35.2 21.0% 36.7%
73 Excelsior Springs, MO 10,546 35.2 29.0% 30.6%
74 Webster Groves, MO 23,838 40.3 32.0% 29.0%
75 Nixa, MO 23,523 36.1 24.0% 42.4%
76 Glendale, MO 6,131 39.5 33.0% 37.7%
77 Cameron, MO 9,101 40.6 18.0% 21.6%
78 Warrenton, MO 8,648 32.0 29.0% 32.4%
79 Valley Park, MO 6,848 40.3 25.0% 20.1%
80 Belton, MO 24,241 35.7 26.0% 33.9%
81 Raytown, MO 29,772 41.4 22.0% 26.6%
82 Grain Valley, MO 15,688 35.6 31.0% 40.9%
83 Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO 10,637 45.1 21.0% 27.8%
84 Monett, MO 9,632 34.7 21.0% 38.1%
85 Gladstone, MO 26,964 41.0 21.0% 26.7%
86 St. Robert, MO 5,242 31.1 8.0% 41.8%
87 Maryland Heights, MO 28,099 35.6 21.0% 26.3%
88 St. Joseph, MO 72,198 37.9 26.0% 28.1%
89 Jennings, MO 12,996 42.5 14.0% 26.2%
90 Kennett, MO 10,383 37.3 24.0% 30.6%
91 St. Charles, MO 70,687 38.2 27.0% 23.4%
92 Fulton, MO 12,648 33.9 21.0% 38.6%
93 West Plains, MO 12,250 34.6 21.0% 28.4%
94 Carl Junction, MO 8,197 34.2 21.0% 42.3%
95 Ozark, MO 21,459 33.1 23.0% 43.8%
96 Nevada, MO 8,128 38.4 16.0% 23.4%
97 De Soto, MO 6,430 34.0 27.0% 37.0%
98 Poplar Bluff, MO 16,313 36.0 23.0% 29.3%
99 Florissant, MO 52,167 37.1 27.0% 29.0%
100 Sedalia, MO 21,767 36.3 24.0% 30.9%
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

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5 thoughts on “The 10 Most Boring Places In Missouri For 2023

  1. My town didn’t show up on any of the list…..the 3 closest towns around me wasn’t on any of the list either…….

  2. your algorithm is flawed, Branson is an entire town made for amusement and that’s pretty much all there is and Maryville is a tiny old boring town. Living in Springfield, I can tell you that we do not deserve 122, there’s nothing to do.

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