Best PlacesBeaman, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Beaman, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Beaman ranks 14,987th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Beaman
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.
Beaman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Beaman ranks high
- Cheap childcare$430 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- Household income$99,558 median, better than 84% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 81% of towns
Where Beaman ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 16% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 28% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Beaman
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Beaman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $99,558, 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 Beaman's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Beaman
Beaman 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 Beaman.
Who works in Beaman, and how
Work in Beaman centers on manufacturing and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Beaman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Beaman.
What the weather is like in Beaman, month by month
Beaman sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Beaman
The nearest airport, Columbia Regional, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 93 miles away.
The best schools in and around Beaman
Schools across Beaman average a C, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Washington Elem.B · 45% proficient
- Smithton Elem.C · 33% proficient
- Northwest Elem.D+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Smith Cotton Junior High SchlB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwest HighB− · 43% proficient
- Smithton HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Beaman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Beaman 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 Beaman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Beaman
Is Beaman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Beaman ranks 14,987th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, what local pay buys, and a strong job market, and lowest on air quality and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Beaman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $223,772. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $99,558 median income, cost of living beats 91% of towns.
Is Beaman safe?
Yes, Beaman is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $250 per resident a year.
Compare Beaman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Beaman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Beaman 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.
Beaman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Beaman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Beaman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Beaman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Beaman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Beaman 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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