Best PlacesBolckow, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bolckow, 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.
Bolckow ranks 34,351st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bolckow
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.
Bolckow's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bolckow ranks high
- Cheap childcare$480 a month, better than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 71% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 94 pleasant days a year, better than 64% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 63% of towns
Where Bolckow ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bolckow
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bolckow home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,162, 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 Bolckow'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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bolckow
Bolckow runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bolckow.
Who works in Bolckow, and how
Work in Bolckow centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Bolckow
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bolckow.
What the weather is like in Bolckow, month by month
Bolckow sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Bolckow
Kansas City International sits about 57 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.7 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Bolckow
Schools across Bolckow average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Andrew Elem.B+ · 53% proficient
- South Nodaway Elem.B · 47% proficient
- Nodaway-holt Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Andrew MiddleC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- South Nodaway HighB− · 40% proficient
- Nodaway-holt Ms/hsC · 33% proficient
- North Andrew HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bolckow school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bolckow 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 Bolckow against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bolckow
Is Bolckow a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bolckow ranks 34,351st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state finances, and health care access, and lowest on a weak job market and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bolckow expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $180,953. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $66,162 median income, cost of living beats 38% of towns.
Is Bolckow safe?
Bolckow is safer than 50% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $363 per resident a year.
Compare Bolckow with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bolckow. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bolckow 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.
Bolckow detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bolckow: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bolckow: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bolckow: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bolckow: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bolckow 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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