Best PlacesBirds Corner, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Birds Corner, 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.
Birds Corner ranks 46,222nd 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 Birds Corner
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.
Birds Corner's strengths and weaknesses
Where Birds Corner ranks high
- Cheap childcare$399 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Short commute23.0 minutes each way, better than 74% of towns
- School gradeB, better than 74% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
Where Birds Corner ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Household income$41,696 median, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Birds Corner
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Birds Corner home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,696, 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 Birds Corner's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Birds Corner
Birds Corner's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Birds Corner.
Who works in Birds Corner, and how
Work in Birds Corner centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 98%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Birds Corner
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Birds Corner.
What the weather is like in Birds Corner, month by month
Birds Corner sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 37° | 30° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 49° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Birds Corner
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 128 miles away.
The best schools in and around Birds Corner
Schools across Birds Corner average a B, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Richland Elem.A+ · 73% proficient
- Bell City Elem.C+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Richland HighB− · 45% proficient
- Bell City HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Birds Corner school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Birds Corner 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 Birds Corner against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Birds Corner
Is Birds Corner a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Birds Corner ranks 46,222nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and short commutes, and lowest on education levels and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Birds Corner expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $80,000. The overall cost of living runs about 27% below the national average. Set against a $41,696 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Birds Corner safe?
Birds Corner is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $500 per resident a year.
Compare Birds Corner with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Birds Corner. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Birds Corner 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.
Birds Corner detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Birds Corner: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Birds Corner: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Birds Corner: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Birds Corner: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Birds Corner 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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