Best PlacesCoffeyton, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Coffeyton, 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.
Coffeyton ranks 36,309th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Coffeyton
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.
Coffeyton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Coffeyton ranks high
- Cheap childcare$402 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 77% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 74% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
Where Coffeyton ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Coffeyton
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Coffeyton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,755, 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 Coffeyton's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 Coffeyton
Coffeyton's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Coffeyton.
Who works in Coffeyton, and how
Work in Coffeyton centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Coffeyton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Coffeyton.
What the weather is like in Coffeyton, month by month
Coffeyton sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Coffeyton
The nearest airport, Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around Coffeyton
Schools across Coffeyton average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cuba Elem.A− · 58% proficient
- Bourbon Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cuba MiddleB · 46% proficient
- Bourbon Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Cuba HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Bourbon High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Coffeyton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Coffeyton 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 Coffeyton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Coffeyton
Is Coffeyton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Coffeyton ranks 36,309th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, few empty homes, and low property taxes, and lowest on noise and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Coffeyton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,457. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $69,755 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Coffeyton safe?
Coffeyton is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $498 per resident a year.
Compare Coffeyton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Coffeyton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Coffeyton 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.
Coffeyton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Coffeyton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Coffeyton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Coffeyton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Coffeyton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Coffeyton 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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