State population ranking
25 Largest Places in Missouri by Population
Ranked from largest to smallest using 2025 population estimates. Each place links to its sourced facts, scores, and local summary.
Largest to smallest
Population-ranked places
936 of 1,082 published places have the selected population vintage.
- 1
Kansas City, MO
City
- Population
- 521,220
- Median home value
- $242,900
- Median rent
- $1,238
- 2
St. Louis, MO
City
- Population
- 278,144
- Median home value
- $197,500
- Median rent
- $997
- 3
Springfield, MO
City
- Population
- 169,847
- Median home value
- $177,700
- Median rent
- $964
- 4
Columbia, MO
City
- Population
- 130,851
- Median home value
- $284,600
- Median rent
- $1,097
- 5
Independence, MO
City
- Population
- 121,675
- Median home value
- $172,900
- Median rent
- $1,109
- 6
Lee's Summit, MO
City
- Population
- 107,514
- Median home value
- $340,900
- Median rent
- $1,422
- 7
O'Fallon, MO
City
- Population
- 96,101
- Median home value
- $326,200
- Median rent
- $1,443
- 8
St. Charles, MO
City
- Population
- 72,561
- Median home value
- $298,700
- Median rent
- $1,251
- 9
St. Joseph, MO
City
- Population
- 71,001
- Median home value
- $154,200
- Median rent
- $898
- 10
Blue Springs, MO
City
- Population
- 61,632
- Median home value
- $263,100
- Median rent
- $1,277
- 11
St. Peters, MO
City
- Population
- 61,479
- Median home value
- $269,900
- Median rent
- $1,321
- 12
Joplin, MO
City
- Population
- 53,930
- Median home value
- $168,300
- Median rent
- $962
- 13
Florissant, MO
City
- Population
- 51,124
- Median home value
- $148,800
- Median rent
- $1,288
- 14
Wentzville, MO
City
- Population
- 49,495
- Median home value
- $331,300
- Median rent
- $1,345
- 15
Chesterfield, MO
City
- Population
- 49,309
- Median home value
- $472,500
- Median rent
- $1,644
- 16
- Population
- 42,489
- Median home value
- $218,700
- Median rent
- $802
- 17
- Population
- 40,977
- Median home value
- $196,300
- Median rent
- $876
- 18
Wildwood, MO
City
- Population
- 34,955
- Median home value
- $495,800
- Median rent
- $1,661
- 19
- Population
- 34,657
- Median home value
- $306,700
- Median rent
- $1,319
- 20
Liberty, MO
City
- Population
- 31,319
- Median home value
- $283,300
- Median rent
- $1,160
- 21
Ballwin, MO
City
- Population
- 30,901
- Median home value
- $377,100
- Median rent
- $1,418
- 22
Kirkwood, MO
City
- Population
- 29,331
- Median home value
- $451,400
- Median rent
- $1,348
- 23
Raytown, MO
City
- Population
- 29,154
- Median home value
- $182,900
- Median rent
- $1,218
- 24
- Population
- 27,559
- Median home value
- $227,000
- Median rent
- $1,312
- 25
Gladstone, MO
City
- Population
- 27,497
- Median home value
- $231,500
- Median rent
- $1,088
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by population, descending, using one common statewide vintage; ties are ordered by place name. Incorporated places and census-designated places are both eligible when they appear in the published location data.