Best PlacesBarnett, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Barnett, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Barnett ranks 41,379th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Barnett
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.
Barnett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Barnett ranks high
- Cheap childcare$386 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 77% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 74% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 73% of towns
Where Barnett ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of towns
- Household income$51,562 median, better than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Barnett
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Barnett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,562, 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 Barnett's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Barnett
Barnett runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Barnett.
Who works in Barnett, and how
Work in Barnett centers on construction and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Barnett
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Barnett.
What the weather is like in Barnett, month by month
Barnett sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 25° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Barnett
The nearest airport, Columbia Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around Barnett
Schools across Barnett average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eldon Upper Elem.B+ · 52% proficient
- High Point Elem.B · 48% proficient
- Latham Elem.B · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Morgan Co. MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Eldon HighB · 48% proficient
- Morgan Co. HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Barnett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Barnett 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 Barnett against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Barnett
Is Barnett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Barnett ranks 41,379th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on education levels and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Barnett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $143,802. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $51,562 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Barnett safe?
Barnett is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $349 per resident a year.
Compare Barnett with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Barnett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Barnett 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.
Barnett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Barnett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Barnett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Barnett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Barnett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Barnett 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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