Best PlacesBlodgett, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Blodgett, 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.
Blodgett ranks 24,084th 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 Blodgett
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.
Blodgett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Blodgett ranks high
- Cheap childcare$415 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of towns
- Short commute19.7 minutes each way, better than 89% of towns
- Household income$102,493 median, better than 86% of towns
Where Blodgett ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Blodgett
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Blodgett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $102,493, 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 Blodgett's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 Blodgett
Blodgett's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Blodgett.
Who works in Blodgett, and how
Work in Blodgett centers on transportation & warehousing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Blodgett
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Blodgett.
What the weather is like in Blodgett, month by month
Blodgett sees roughly 67 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 Blodgett
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around Blodgett
Schools across Blodgett average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Scott Co. Elem.C− · 30% proficient
- Scott Co. Central Elem.C− · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Scott Co. MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Thomas W. Kelly HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Scott Co. Central HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Blodgett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Blodgett 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 Blodgett against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Blodgett
Is Blodgett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Blodgett ranks 24,084th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and what local pay buys, and lowest on education levels and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Blodgett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $157,841. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $102,493 median income, cost of living beats 93% of towns.
Is Blodgett safe?
Blodgett is safer than 27% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $459 per resident a year.
Compare Blodgett with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Blodgett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Blodgett 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.
Blodgett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Blodgett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Blodgett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Blodgett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Blodgett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Blodgett 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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