Best PlacesConception Junction, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Conception Junction, 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.
Conception Junction ranks 19,429th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Conception Junction
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.
Conception Junction's strengths and weaknesses
Where Conception Junction ranks high
- Cheap childcare$411 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Short commute19.1 minutes each way, better than 90% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 80% of towns
- Household income$90,322 median, better than 77% of towns
Where Conception Junction ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 21% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 25% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 29% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Conception Junction
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Conception Junction home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,322, 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 Conception Junction's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 Conception Junction
Conception Junction 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 Conception Junction.
Who works in Conception Junction, and how
Work in Conception Junction centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Conception Junction
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Conception Junction.
What the weather is like in Conception Junction, month by month
Conception Junction sees roughly 93 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 Conception Junction
Kansas City International sits about 71 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.7 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Conception Junction
Schools across Conception Junction average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jefferson Elem.B+ · 52% proficient
- Eugene Field Elem.B · 48% proficient
- South Nodaway Elem.B · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Maryville MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Maryville HighB+ · 52% proficient
- Jefferson HighB− · 43% proficient
- South Nodaway HighB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Conception Junction school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Conception Junction 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 Conception Junction against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Conception Junction
Is Conception Junction a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Conception Junction ranks 19,429th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and few empty homes, and lowest on crime and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Conception Junction expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $235,155. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $90,322 median income, cost of living beats 80% of towns.
Is Conception Junction safe?
Conception Junction is safer than 21% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $493 per resident a year.
Compare Conception Junction with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Conception Junction. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Conception Junction 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.
Conception Junction detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Conception Junction: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Conception Junction: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Conception Junction: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Conception Junction: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Conception Junction 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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