Best PlacesDaisy, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Daisy, 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.
Daisy ranks 24,600th 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 Daisy
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.
Daisy's strengths and weaknesses
Where Daisy ranks high
- Cheap childcare$454 a month, better than 97% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of towns
- Household income$94,582 median, better than 81% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 80% of towns
Where Daisy ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 9% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Daisy
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Daisy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,582, 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 Daisy's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Daisy
Daisy runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Daisy.
Who works in Daisy, and how
Work in Daisy centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Daisy
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Daisy.
What the weather is like in Daisy, month by month
Daisy sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Daisy
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around Daisy
Schools across Daisy average a C−, better than 25% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Meadow Heights Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
- Oak Ridge Elem.D+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Meadow Heights Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Oak Ridge HighC · 32% proficient
- Meadow Heights HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Daisy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Daisy 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 Daisy against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Daisy
Is Daisy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Daisy ranks 24,600th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on the weather and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Daisy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $215,081. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $94,582 median income, cost of living beats 89% of towns.
Is Daisy safe?
Daisy is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $461 per resident a year.
Compare Daisy with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Daisy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Daisy 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.
Daisy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Daisy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Daisy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Daisy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Daisy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Daisy 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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