Best PlacesCherryvale, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cherryvale, 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.
Cherryvale ranks 36,736th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cherryvale
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.
Cherryvale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cherryvale ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of towns
Where Cherryvale ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$53,017 median, better than only 16% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 17% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cherryvale
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cherryvale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,017, 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 Cherryvale's effective rate of 1.51%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cherryvale
Cherryvale runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cherryvale.
Who works in Cherryvale, and how
Work in Cherryvale centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Cherryvale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cherryvale.
What the weather is like in Cherryvale, month by month
Cherryvale sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 24° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Cherryvale
The nearest airport, Joplin Regional, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 147 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cherryvale
Schools across Cherryvale average a D+, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln Central ElemB · 47% proficient
- Mound Valley ElemB · 45% proficient
- Heller ElemB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Independence MiddleC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Neodesha HighD · 18% proficient
- Labette County High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Cherryvale Sr / Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cherryvale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cherryvale 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 Cherryvale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cherryvale
Is Cherryvale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cherryvale ranks 36,736th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, affordable childcare, and cell coverage, and lowest on air quality and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cherryvale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $81,009. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $53,017 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Cherryvale safe?
Cherryvale is safer than 22% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $462 per resident a year.
Compare Cherryvale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cherryvale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cherryvale 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.
Cherryvale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cherryvale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cherryvale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cherryvale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cherryvale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cherryvale 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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