Best PlacesBonham, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bonham, 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.
Bonham ranks 44,147th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bonham
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.
Bonham's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bonham ranks high
- Cheap childcare$409 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of towns
- Short commute22.3 minutes each way, better than 78% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 63% of towns
Where Bonham ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of towns
- Household income$53,844 median, better than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bonham
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bonham home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $53,844; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Bonham's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 Bonham
Bonham'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 Bonham.
Who works in Bonham, and how
Work in Bonham centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Bonham
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bonham.
What the weather is like in Bonham, month by month
Bonham sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 28° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 47° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Bonham
The nearest airport, Springfield-Branson Ntl, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 173 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bonham
Schools across Bonham average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Marionville ElemB+ · 52% proficient
- Crane Elem.C+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marionville MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Marionville HighB · 50% proficient
- Crane HighC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bonham school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bonham 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 Bonham against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bonham
Is Bonham a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bonham ranks 44,147th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, few empty homes, and short commutes, and lowest on noise and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bonham expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $221,656. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $53,844 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Bonham safe?
Bonham is safer than 30% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $455 per resident a year.
Compare Bonham with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bonham. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bonham 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.
Bonham detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bonham: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bonham: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bonham: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bonham: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bonham 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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