Best PlacesClearmont, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Clearmont, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Clearmont ranks 25,510th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Clearmont
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.
Clearmont's strengths and weaknesses
Where Clearmont ranks high
- Cheap childcare$411 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 80% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Short commute24.3 minutes each way, better than 67% of towns
Where Clearmont ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 20% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 21% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 26% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 28% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Clearmont
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Clearmont home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,017, 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 Clearmont's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Clearmont
Clearmont runs older than the country, 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 Clearmont.
Who works in Clearmont, and how
Work in Clearmont centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Clearmont
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Clearmont.
What the weather is like in Clearmont, month by month
Clearmont sees roughly 97 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Clearmont
Eppley Airfield sits about 71 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.6 million passengers in 2025, with 73 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Clearmont
Schools across Clearmont average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Nodaway R-i Elem.B− · 40% proficient
- North Nodaway Elem.C · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Maryville MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Maryville HighB+ · 52% proficient
- South Page Senior High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- West Nodaway HighB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Clearmont school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Clearmont 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 Clearmont against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Clearmont
Is Clearmont a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Clearmont ranks 25,510th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and a stable housing market, and lowest on cell coverage and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Clearmont expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $117,634. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $72,017 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is Clearmont safe?
Clearmont is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $361 per resident a year.
Compare Clearmont with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Clearmont. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Clearmont 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.
Clearmont detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Clearmont: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Clearmont: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Clearmont: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Clearmont: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Clearmont 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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