20 Missouri Towns That Are Quietly Becoming Very Popular

Trends change so often that trying to figure out what is popular one day is like trying to hit a moving target to determine if it will be trending tomorrow. There is some science involved to the relatively sudden popularity of 20 towns in Missouri that many are relocating to.

I've come across several very helpful sources to decide which places in Missouri are growing and those that are not. Homesnacks, the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center and even the Missouri sub-Reddit have all shared numbers about growth places in the state. Here are the 20 most trending Missouri towns based on the latest data:

I'm not surprised to see towns like Nixa make this list. I learned just a few days ago that Nixa had one of the top 10 high schools in Missouri according to US News & World Report. It's encouraging that it's not just southwestern Missouri where the town growth is happening, but in nearly every region of the state.