Best PlacesDesloge, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Desloge, 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.
Desloge ranks 33,355th 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 Desloge
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.
Desloge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Desloge ranks high
- Cheap childcare$329 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- Short commute18.6 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
Where Desloge ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 21% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Desloge
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Desloge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,588, 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 Desloge's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 Desloge
Desloge's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Desloge.
Who works in Desloge, and how
Work in Desloge centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Desloge
Desloge has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Desloge and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Desloge, month by month
Desloge sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Desloge
The nearest airport, Scott AFB/Midamerica St Louis, is about 60 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around Desloge
Schools across Desloge average a C+, better than 45% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
- North County Parkside Elem.C · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Intermediate Sch.C+ · 37% proficient
- North Co. MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Central HighB · 48% proficient
- North Co. Sr. HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Desloge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Desloge 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 Desloge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Desloge
Is Desloge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Desloge ranks 33,355th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, and walkability, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Desloge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $132,174. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $60,588 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Desloge safe?
Desloge is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $416 per resident a year.
Compare Desloge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Desloge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Desloge 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.
Desloge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Desloge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Desloge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Desloge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Desloge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Desloge 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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