Best PlacesBronaugh, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bronaugh, 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.
Bronaugh ranks 40,160th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bronaugh
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.
Bronaugh's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bronaugh ranks high
- Cheap childcare$407 a month, better than 98% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 70% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 102 pleasant days a year, better than 70% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 69% of towns
Where Bronaugh ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 14% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bronaugh
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bronaugh home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,480, 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 Bronaugh's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 Bronaugh
Bronaugh runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bronaugh.
Who works in Bronaugh, and how
Work in Bronaugh centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Bronaugh
Bronaugh has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Bronaugh and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bronaugh, month by month
Bronaugh sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 33° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Bronaugh
The nearest airport, Joplin Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bronaugh
Schools across Bronaugh average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Liberal Elem.B− · 40% proficient
- Bronaugh Elem.D+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nevada MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Liberal MiddleC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Liberal HighB− · 40% proficient
- Nevada HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Bronaugh HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bronaugh school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bronaugh 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 Bronaugh against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bronaugh
Is Bronaugh a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bronaugh ranks 40,160th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state finances, and low disaster risk, and lowest on internet speeds and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bronaugh expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $119,097. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $58,480 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Bronaugh safe?
Bronaugh is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $349 per resident a year.
Compare Bronaugh with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bronaugh. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bronaugh 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.
Bronaugh detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bronaugh: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bronaugh: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bronaugh: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bronaugh: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bronaugh 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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