Best PlacesAshburn, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ashburn, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Ashburn ranks 31,639th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ashburn
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Ashburn's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ashburn ranks high
- Cheap childcare$423 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of towns
- Short commute22.4 minutes each way, better than 78% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 72% of towns
Where Ashburn ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 14% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ashburn
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ashburn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,748, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Ashburn's effective rate of 0.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ashburn
Ashburn runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ashburn.
Who works in Ashburn, and how
Work in Ashburn centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Ashburn
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ashburn.
What the weather is like in Ashburn, month by month
Ashburn sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 24° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Ashburn
The nearest airport, Quincy Regional-Baldwin Field, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 71 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ashburn
Schools across Ashburn average a C, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Frankford Elem.B+ · 53% proficient
- Ralls County ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- Louisiana Elem.C− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bowling Green MiddleB− · 41% proficient
- Mark Twain Jr. HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Louisiana MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Hannibal Sr. HighC · 32% proficient
- Bowling Green HighC · 31% proficient
- Mark Twain Sr. HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ashburn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ashburn measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Ashburn against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ashburn
Is Ashburn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ashburn ranks 31,639th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, and short commutes, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ashburn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $142,898. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $69,748 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is Ashburn safe?
Yes, Ashburn is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $298 per resident a year.
Compare Ashburn with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ashburn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ashburn represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Ashburn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ashburn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ashburn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ashburn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ashburn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ashburn detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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