Best PlacesDunksburg, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dunksburg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Dunksburg ranks 17,183rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dunksburg
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.
Dunksburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dunksburg ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$448 a month, better than 97% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 81% of towns
- Household income$94,571 median, better than 81% of towns
Where Dunksburg ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dunksburg
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dunksburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,571, 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 Dunksburg's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 Dunksburg
Dunksburg runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Dunksburg.
Who works in Dunksburg, and how
Work in Dunksburg centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Dunksburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dunksburg.
What the weather is like in Dunksburg, month by month
Dunksburg sees roughly 54 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Dunksburg
The nearest airport, Columbia Regional, is about 70 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dunksburg
Schools across Dunksburg average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sweet Springs Elem.B · 48% proficient
- Knob Noster Elem.B− · 42% proficient
- Concordia Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Knob Noster MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Knob Noster HighB · 50% proficient
- Concordia HighB− · 42% proficient
- Sweet Springs HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dunksburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dunksburg 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 Dunksburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dunksburg
Is Dunksburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dunksburg ranks 17,183rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, affordable childcare, and what local pay buys, 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 Dunksburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $295,960. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $94,571 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Dunksburg safe?
Dunksburg is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $342 per resident a year.
Compare Dunksburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dunksburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dunksburg 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.
Dunksburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dunksburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dunksburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dunksburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dunksburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dunksburg 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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