Best PlacesFarmington, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Farmington, 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.
Farmington ranks 29,206th 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 Farmington
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.
Farmington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Farmington ranks high
- Cheap childcare$331 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of towns
- Short commute21.1 minutes each way, better than 84% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 81% of towns
Where Farmington ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 13% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 24% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 24% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Farmington
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Farmington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,011, 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 Farmington's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Farmington
Farmington'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 Farmington.
Who works in Farmington, and how
Work in Farmington centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Farmington
Farmington has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of towns and more parkland per resident than 83% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Farmington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Farmington, month by month
Farmington 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 Farmington
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 60 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 67 miles away.
The best schools in and around Farmington
Schools across Farmington average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jefferson Elem.B · 48% proficient
- Washington-franklin Elem.C+ · 38% proficient
- Roosevelt Elem.C+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln IntermediateB · 45% proficient
- Farmington MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Central MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Farmington Sr. HighB+ · 57% proficient
- 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 Farmington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Farmington 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 Farmington against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Farmington suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Farmington
Is Farmington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Farmington ranks 29,206th 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 Farmington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $224,166. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $63,011 median income, cost of living beats 37% of towns.
Is Farmington safe?
Farmington is safer than 49% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $371 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Farmington?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 25. That works out to about 55 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of towns.
Is Farmington good for families?
Schools beat 67% of towns, crime safety beats 49%, and childcare runs $331 a month.
Compare Farmington with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Farmington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Farmington 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.
Farmington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Farmington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Farmington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Farmington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Farmington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Farmington 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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