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Blue Springs, Missouri comes in at about 58,720 residents. Cost of living comes out affordable — 9% below the national average. Rent typically lands near $1,159/mo, and the median household income is about $82,965. Overall, 61/100 on our composite score, which works out to a C+, putting it at #111 nationally.
UrbRank Score · General
Each dimension scored 0-100 against every other US city.
Based on overall cost of living vs. other US cities.
Temperate summers & winters, moderate precipitation.
Walk Score — how feasible daily errands are on foot.
Unemployment rate plus household income vs. national median.
Air quality index (EPA AQS data).
Share of residents 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Cost-of-living index of 91 (with 100 as the US baseline) — that's affordable territory. With median rent at $1,159/mo and median household income at $82,965, housing takes about 17% of gross income — comfortably under the 30% rule of thumb, which is unusual. Homes typically value around $224,600.
Full cost-of-living breakdown →Expect varied weather — summers near 87°F, winters around 22°F. Rain (and snow, in some seasons) totals about 39 inches annually. Some neighborhoods are walkable; others aren't. A car is useful, but not required everywhere. Air quality reads good (AQI 37).
Verdict by lifestyle profile — same data, different priorities.
On the families profile, Blue Springs sits squarely in the middle. It earns 57/100 (grade C) on the families profile. Strongest on environmental quality (80/100); weakest on climate (32/100).
On the retirees profile, Blue Springs sits squarely in the middle. It earns 57/100 (grade C) on the retirees profile. Strongest on environmental quality (80/100); weakest on climate (32/100).
On the remote workers profile, Blue Springs sits squarely in the middle. It earns 63/100 (grade C+) on the remote workers profile. Strongest on environmental quality (80/100); weakest on climate (32/100).
On the young professionals profile, Blue Springs sits squarely in the middle. It earns 59/100 (grade C) on the young professionals profile. Strongest on environmental quality (80/100); weakest on climate (32/100).
Blue Springs, Missouri pulls a 61/100 overall on the UrbRank Score (grade C+), currently ranked #111 nationally. The composite weights seven lifestyle dimensions: affordability, safety, climate, walkability, jobs, environment, and education.
Blue Springs's cost-of-living index is 91 (with 100 as the US average), which lands in the affordable band — 9% below the national average. Median rent runs about $1,159/mo.
Varied — summer averages around 87°F, winter averages around 22°F, with about 39 inches of precipitation a year.
Walk Score: 50/100. Some neighborhoods are walkable; others aren't. A car is useful, but not required everywhere.
Blue Springs has about 58,720 residents, 34% of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher with a median age of 37.
Use UrbRank's comparison tool to put Blue Springs head-to-head against any other US city — housing, salaries, demographics, and quality-of-life metrics side by side. The leaderboard pages also show how Blue Springs stacks up for families, retirees, remote workers, and young professionals specifically.
Every US city is scored 0-100 on seven dimensions using public data from the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, FBI Crime Data Explorer, EPA Air Quality System, NOAA NCEI, and Walk Score. Each dimension is a percentile rank against every other city — so a score of 80 means the city is in the top 20% nationally on that dimension.
The overall score is a weighted average. Five lifestyle profiles — general, families, retirees, remote workers, young professionals — weight the dimensions differently to reflect what each cares about. Families get more weight on safety and schools; young professionals get more weight on jobs and walkability; retirees get more weight on climate.
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