Best PlacesBruner, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bruner, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bruner ranks 21,053rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Bruner
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.
Bruner's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bruner ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap childcare$521 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 79% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 75% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
Where Bruner ranks low
- Short commute40.9 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bruner
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bruner home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,918, 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 Bruner's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 Bruner
Bruner'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 Bruner.
Who works in Bruner, and how
Work in Bruner centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 98%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Bruner
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bruner.
What the weather is like in Bruner, month by month
Bruner sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 23° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Bruner
The nearest airport, Springfield-Branson Ntl, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 184 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bruner
Schools across Bruner average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sparta Elem.B+ · 55% proficient
- Ava Elem.B− · 43% proficient
- Chadwick ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Logan-rogersville Upper Elem.A− · 54% proficient
- Sparta MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Ava MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Sparta HighB− · 43% proficient
- Fordland HighB− · 43% proficient
- Logan-rogersville HighB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bruner school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bruner 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 Bruner against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bruner
Is Bruner a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bruner ranks 21,053rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, affordable childcare, and what local pay buys, and lowest on long commutes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bruner expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $257,145. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $79,918 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Bruner safe?
Yes, Bruner is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $200 per resident a year.
Compare Bruner with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bruner. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bruner 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.
Bruner detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bruner: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bruner: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bruner: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bruner: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bruner 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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