Best PlacesCherokee Pass, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cherokee Pass, 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.
Cherokee Pass ranks 46,721st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cherokee Pass
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.
Cherokee Pass' strengths and weaknesses
Where Cherokee Pass ranks high
- Cheap childcare$411 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 75% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 62% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 61% of towns
Where Cherokee Pass ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$50,576 median, better than only 13% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cherokee Pass
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cherokee Pass home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,576, 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 Cherokee Pass' effective rate of 0.63%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cherokee Pass
Cherokee Pass runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cherokee Pass.
Who works in Cherokee Pass, and how
Work in Cherokee Pass centers on manufacturing and health care & social. 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 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Cherokee Pass
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cherokee Pass.
What the weather is like in Cherokee Pass, month by month
Cherokee Pass sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Cherokee Pass
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cherokee Pass
Schools across Cherokee Pass average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fredericktown IntermediateB− · 42% proficient
- Marquand Elem.C− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kelly A Burlison Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Fredericktown HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Marquand-zion HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cherokee Pass school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cherokee Pass 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 Cherokee Pass against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cherokee Pass
Is Cherokee Pass a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cherokee Pass ranks 46,721st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and state finances, and lowest on the weather and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cherokee Pass expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $186,522. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $50,576 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Cherokee Pass safe?
Cherokee Pass is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $531 per resident a year.
Compare Cherokee Pass with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cherokee Pass. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cherokee Pass 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.
Cherokee Pass detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cherokee Pass: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cherokee Pass: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cherokee Pass: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cherokee Pass: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cherokee Pass 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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