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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 MO are so lucky.
Just like in all U.S. States, there are definitely some boring places within Missouri’s borders. You know the places: the ones 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 Missouri. 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:
- Ladue
- Weldon Spring
- Town And Country
- Sunset Hills
- Wildwood
- Parkville
- Chesterfield
- Bridgeton
- Des Peres
- Dardenne Prairie
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.
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How we determined the boring cities in the Show Me State
To figure out how boring a place is, we rely on a complex algorithm that factors in things we generally think make people exciting, and then we figure out which cities have the least number of those exciting people. We get all of our data from the U.S. Census. Here are some of the things people tend to think of as making a city’s population boring:
- % of Population Over 35 (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)
- % of Households with People Over 65 (higher is more boring)
- Population density (lower is more boring)
Then, our algorithm generates several lists of the cities that have plenty of residents with high rankings in all of these categories. After a crunching of the numbers, a list of all of the cities magically appears listing them from most boring to most exciting.
For this list, we used every Missouri city that qualified for our rankings based on having a population of 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.
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1. Ladue
Population: 8,519
Average Age: 45.1
Married Households: 69.2%
Households With Kids: 40.3%
2. Weldon Spring
Population: 5,482
Average Age: 51.2
Married Households: 69.7%
Households With Kids: 25.4%
3. Town And Country
Population: 10,876
Average Age: 51.1
Married Households: 65.6%
Households With Kids: 29.8%
4. Sunset Hills
Population: 8,497
Average Age: 49.1
Married Households: 59.2%
Households With Kids: 29.5%
5. Wildwood
Population: 35,568
Average Age: 41.5
Married Households: 68.7%
Households With Kids: 46.0%
6. Parkville
Population: 5,682
Average Age: 42.2
Married Households: 58.9%
Households With Kids: 41.7%
7. Chesterfield
Population: 47,568
Average Age: 46.3
Married Households: 63.1%
Households With Kids: 31.3%
8. Bridgeton
Population: 11,661
Average Age: 43.2
Married Households: 46.9%
Households With Kids: 31.0%
9. Des Peres
Population: 8,403
Average Age: 46.7
Married Households: 67.2%
Households With Kids: 30.3%
10. Dardenne Prairie
Population: 11,746
Average Age: 40.2
Married Households: 70.5%
Households With Kids: 44.1%
Now That You’re Asleep
On a list like this, there are usually no winners, but since Missouri isn’t necessarily the most boring state in the United States (barely), the cities on this list can at least take solace that there are, in fact, more boring cities in the country.
Just not these places.
Detailed List Of Boring Cities In Missouri
City | Rank |
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Ladue | 1 |
Weldon Spring | 2 |
Town and Country | 3 |
Sunset Hills | 4 |
Wildwood | 5 |
Parkville | 6 |
Chesterfield | 7 |
Bridgeton | 8 |
Des Peres | 9 |
Dardenne Prairie | 10 |
Ellisville | 11 |
Clinton | 12 |
Park Hills | 13 |
Smithville | 14 |
Branson | 15 |
Trenton | 16 |
Olivette | 17 |
Lake St. Louis | 18 |
Ballwin | 19 |
Glendale | 20 |
Eureka | 21 |
Raymore | 22 |
Macon | 23 |
Creve Coeur | 24 |
Arnold | 25 |
Crestwood | 26 |
Mexico | 27 |
Sikeston | 28 |
Kirkwood | 29 |
Richmond | 30 |
Lee’s Summit | 31 |
Carl Junction | 32 |
Webster Groves | 33 |
Jackson | 34 |
Washington | 35 |
Kearney | 36 |
Liberty | 37 |
Harrisonville | 38 |
Dexter | 39 |
Aurora | 40 |
Chillicothe | 41 |
Lebanon | 42 |
Willard | 43 |
Marshfield | 44 |
Excelsior Springs | 45 |
Carthage | 46 |
Kennett | 47 |
Monett | 48 |
Battlefield | 49 |
Pleasant Hill | 50 |
Nevada | 51 |
Hannibal | 52 |
Poplar Bluff | 53 |
Manchester | 54 |
Republic | 55 |
Desloge | 56 |
Perryville | 57 |
Waynesville | 58 |
Neosho | 59 |
Odessa | 60 |
Gladstone | 61 |
Blue Springs | 62 |
Festus | 63 |
Charleston | 64 |
Black Jack | 65 |
West Plains | 66 |
Independence | 67 |
Wentzville | 68 |
St. Peters | 69 |
Nixa | 70 |
Ozark | 71 |
Boonville | 72 |
Jefferson City | 73 |
Savannah | 74 |
O’Fallon | 75 |
Raytown | 76 |
Greenwood | 77 |
Sullivan | 78 |
Oak Grove | 79 |
Bowling Green | 80 |
Florissant | 81 |
Warrenton | 82 |
St. John | 83 |
Moberly | 84 |
Troy | 85 |
Shrewsbury | 86 |
Pacific | 87 |
Joplin | 88 |
Sedalia | 89 |
Belton | 90 |
Marshall | 91 |
Caruthersville | 92 |
Cameron | 93 |
St. Joseph | 94 |
Grain Valley | 95 |
Bolivar | 96 |
Union | 97 |
Farmington | 98 |
Bellefontaine Neighbors | 99 |
De Soto | 100 |
Webb City | 101 |
St. Charles | 102 |
Overland | 103 |
Hazelwood | 104 |
Fulton | 105 |
Valley Park | 106 |
Bonne Terre | 107 |
Richmond Heights | 108 |
Pevely | 109 |
University City | 110 |
Maryland Heights | 111 |
Kansas City | 112 |
St. Ann | 113 |
Grandview | 114 |
Ferguson | 115 |
Berkeley | 116 |
Cape Girardeau | 117 |
Jennings | 118 |
Dellwood | 119 |
Brentwood | 120 |
Clayton | 121 |
Springfield | 122 |
Maplewood | 123 |
Kirksville | 124 |
Rolla | 125 |
St. Louis | 126 |
Columbia | 127 |
Warrensburg | 128 |
Maryville | 129 |