A mural painted in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Credit: Morgan McIntosh/Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce Poplar Bluff, Missouri, a small town known as the “Gateway to the Ozarks," ranked the country's top community for affordability and safety.The annual cost of living in Poplar Bluff is estimated at $32,941, while the median household income is $42,035.Huntington, Indiana, and Willowick, Ohio, took the No. 2 and No. 3 spots, respectively; Midwestern cities dominated the ranking with 31 of the study's 50 destinations. A new study from MoneyLion could help you choose your next home if affordability and safety are your top priorities. In January, the financial technology company released a list of the safest and most budget-friendly communities across the country. For this report, MoneyLion examined FBI crime data and the overall cost of living for places with a population of at least 10,000 people. And the winner was Poplar Bluff, Missouri.…