Best PlacesEdgar Springs, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Edgar Springs, 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.
Edgar Springs ranks 35,267th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Edgar Springs
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.
Edgar Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Edgar Springs ranks high
- Cheap childcare$407 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
Where Edgar Springs ranks low
- Short commute36.8 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 21% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 24% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Edgar Springs
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Edgar Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,165, 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 Edgar Springs' 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 Edgar Springs
Edgar Springs'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 Edgar Springs.
Who works in Edgar Springs, and how
Work in Edgar Springs centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Edgar Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Edgar Springs.
What the weather is like in Edgar Springs, month by month
Edgar Springs sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 71° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Edgar Springs
The nearest airport, Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around Edgar Springs
Schools across Edgar Springs average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Phelps Co. Elem.B− · 42% proficient
- Dent-phelps Elem.C · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Rolla Sr. HighB− · 43% proficient
- Licking HighC · 33% proficient
- Salem Sr. HighD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Edgar Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Edgar Springs 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 Edgar Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Edgar Springs
Is Edgar Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Edgar Springs ranks 35,267th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, and clean air, and lowest on long commutes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Edgar Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $155,112. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $59,165 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Edgar Springs safe?
Edgar Springs is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $472 per resident a year.
Compare Edgar Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Edgar Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Edgar Springs 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.
Edgar Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Edgar Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Edgar Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Edgar Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Edgar Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Edgar Springs 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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