Best PlacesBrazilton, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Brazilton, 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.
Brazilton ranks 43,611th 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 Brazilton
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.
Brazilton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Brazilton ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute24.3 minutes each way, better than 67% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 64% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 91 pleasant days a year, better than 61% of towns
Where Brazilton ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Brazilton
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Brazilton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,978, 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 Brazilton's effective rate of 1.01%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Brazilton
Brazilton runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Brazilton.
Who works in Brazilton, and how
Work in Brazilton centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Brazilton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Brazilton.
What the weather is like in Brazilton, month by month
Brazilton sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 34° | 26° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Brazilton
The nearest airport, Joplin Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around Brazilton
Schools across Brazilton average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- R V Haderlein ElemB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Girard MiddleC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Girard HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Brazilton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Brazilton 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 Brazilton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Brazilton
Is Brazilton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Brazilton ranks 43,611th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and short commutes, and lowest on noise and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Brazilton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,946. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $51,978 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Brazilton safe?
Brazilton is safer than 43% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $336 per resident a year.
Compare Brazilton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Brazilton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Brazilton 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.
Brazilton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Brazilton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Brazilton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Brazilton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Brazilton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Brazilton 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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