Best PlacesEtlah, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Etlah, 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.
Etlah ranks 31,142nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Etlah
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.
Etlah's strengths and weaknesses
Where Etlah ranks high
- Cheap childcare$496 a month, better than 93% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 80% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
Where Etlah ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 9% of towns
- Short commute34.8 minutes each way, better than only 14% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Etlah
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Etlah home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,974, 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 Etlah's effective rate of 0.79%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Etlah
Etlah's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Etlah.
Who works in Etlah, and how
Work in Etlah centers on manufacturing and retail trade. 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 2%
Life in Etlah
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Etlah.
What the weather is like in Etlah, month by month
Etlah sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Etlah
St Louis Lambert International sits about 50 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.5 million passengers in 2025, with 114 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Etlah
Schools across Etlah average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- New Haven Elem.B− · 43% proficient
- Hermann Elem.C− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Haven MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Hermann MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Hermann HighB · 47% proficient
- New Haven HighB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Etlah school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Etlah 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 Etlah against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Etlah
Is Etlah a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Etlah ranks 31,142nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low crime, and a strong job market, and lowest on biking and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Etlah expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $160,500. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $61,974 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is Etlah safe?
Yes, Etlah is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $209 per resident a year.
Compare Etlah with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Etlah. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Etlah 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.
Etlah detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Etlah: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Etlah: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Etlah: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Etlah: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Etlah 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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