Best PlacesFairdealing, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fairdealing, 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.
Fairdealing ranks 41,239th 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 Fairdealing
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.
Fairdealing's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fairdealing ranks high
- Cheap childcare$354 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 79% of towns
Where Fairdealing ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of towns
- Household income$51,047 median, better than only 14% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fairdealing
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fairdealing home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,047, 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 Fairdealing's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Fairdealing
Fairdealing's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Fairdealing.
Who works in Fairdealing, and how
Work in Fairdealing centers on construction and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Fairdealing
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fairdealing.
What the weather is like in Fairdealing, month by month
Fairdealing sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 49° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Fairdealing
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 70 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 117 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fairdealing
Schools across Fairdealing average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Neelyville Elem.B+ · 53% proficient
- Naylor Elem.C · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Doniphan MiddleD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Doniphan HighB− · 42% proficient
- Neelyville HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Naylor High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fairdealing school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fairdealing 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 Fairdealing against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fairdealing
Is Fairdealing a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fairdealing ranks 41,239th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and clean air, and lowest on the weather and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fairdealing expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $169,882. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $51,047 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Fairdealing safe?
Fairdealing is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $425 per resident a year.
Compare Fairdealing with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fairdealing. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fairdealing 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.
Fairdealing detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fairdealing: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fairdealing: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fairdealing: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fairdealing: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fairdealing 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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