Best PlacesFlucom, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Flucom, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Flucom ranks 21,157th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on what local pay buys.
The best neighborhoods in Flucom
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.
Flucom's strengths and weaknesses
Where Flucom ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
- Household income$95,000 median, better than 81% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 76% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of towns
Where Flucom ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- Short commute38.7 minutes each way, better than only 7% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Flucom
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Flucom home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,000, 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 Flucom's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 Flucom
Flucom'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 Flucom.
Who works in Flucom, and how
Work in Flucom centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Flucom
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Flucom.
What the weather is like in Flucom, month by month
Flucom 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 Flucom
The nearest airport, Scott AFB/Midamerica St Louis, is about 45 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around Flucom
Schools across Flucom average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Athena Elem.C+ · 39% proficient
- Telegraph IntermediateC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Danby-rush Tower MiddleB+ · 47% proficient
- Desoto Jr. HighC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Jefferson High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Desoto Sr. HighB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Flucom school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Flucom 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 Flucom against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Flucom
Is Flucom a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Flucom ranks 21,157th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, a strong job market, and high incomes, and lowest on the weather and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Flucom expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $317,100. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $95,000 median income, cost of living beats 85% of towns.
Is Flucom safe?
Yes, Flucom is safer than 65% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $300 per resident a year.
Compare Flucom with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Flucom. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Flucom 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.
Flucom detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Flucom: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Flucom: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Flucom: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Flucom: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Flucom 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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