Mid-size cities with accessible home values, stable populations, and the scale to support healthcare and amenities. Sorted by composite momentum.
Filter criteria
- Population 10,000 – 150,000
- Median home $100k – $600k
- Momentum 40+ (not actively declining)
70 cities match — top 25 shown.
1TroySt. Louis · pop 14,96380Hot$313,348median home 2West PlainsWest Plains · pop 12,70479Hot$224,796median home 3MexicoMexico · pop 11,48279Hot$182,717median home 4NeoshoJoplin · pop 13,78278Hot$226,240median home 5BeltonKansas City · pop 25,86177Rising$273,045median home 6FestusSt. Louis · pop 13,73077Rising$303,121median home 8RaymoreKansas City · pop 25,96276Rising$360,704median home 9BolivarSpringfield · pop 11,54976Rising$258,039median home 10SedaliaSedalia · pop 22,31075Rising$182,210median home 11LebanonLebanon · pop 15,53875Rising$231,603median home 12NixaSpringfield · pop 26,35274Rising$322,735median home 13RepublicSpringfield · pop 21,39274Rising$269,527median home 14RollaRolla · pop 20,66074Rising$238,728median home 15WashingtonSt. Louis · pop 15,52174Rising$308,152median home 16ColumbiaColumbia · pop 130,90073Rising$323,876median home 17WarrensburgWarrensburg · pop 19,99873Rising$270,374median home 18FarmingtonFarmington · pop 19,16573Rising$255,528median home 19Poplar BluffPoplar Bluff · pop 16,17773Rising$170,115median home 20UnionSt. Louis · pop 13,19873Rising$256,693median home 21St. JosephSt. Joseph · pop 71,09872Rising$183,715median home 22GrandviewKansas City · pop 26,63072Rising$220,071median home 23OzarkSpringfield · pop 23,24872Rising$320,517median home 24JacksonCape Girardeau · pop 15,92972Rising$272,760median home 25MoberlyMoberly · pop 13,33772Rising$160,312median home See also: Retirees nationally · All Missouri cities · Find-your-match tool.