Best PlacesFillmore, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fillmore, 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.
Fillmore ranks 38,450th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fillmore
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.
Fillmore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fillmore ranks high
- Cheap childcare$489 a month, better than 93% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 87% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 73% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 70% of towns
Where Fillmore ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 19% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 20% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 22% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 23% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fillmore
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fillmore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,344, 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 Fillmore's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fillmore
Fillmore runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fillmore.
Who works in Fillmore, and how
Work in Fillmore centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Fillmore
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fillmore.
What the weather is like in Fillmore, month by month
Fillmore sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Fillmore
Kansas City International sits about 52 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.7 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Fillmore
Schools across Fillmore average a C+, better than 45% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Andrew Elem.B+ · 53% proficient
- South Holt Elem.C+ · 39% proficient
- Nodaway-holt Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Andrew MiddleC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- South Holt HighC · 33% proficient
- Nodaway-holt Ms/hsC · 33% proficient
- North Andrew HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fillmore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fillmore 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 Fillmore against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fillmore
Is Fillmore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fillmore ranks 38,450th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and civic engagement, and lowest on cell coverage and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fillmore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,700. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $62,344 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Fillmore safe?
Fillmore is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $502 per resident a year.
Compare Fillmore with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fillmore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fillmore 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.
Fillmore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fillmore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fillmore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fillmore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fillmore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fillmore 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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