Best PlacesFriedheim, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Friedheim, 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.
Friedheim ranks 21,250th 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 Friedheim
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.
Friedheim's strengths and weaknesses
Where Friedheim ranks high
- Cheap childcare$468 a month, better than 95% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of towns
- Household income$101,503 median, better than 86% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 83% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
Where Friedheim ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Friedheim
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Friedheim home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $101,503, 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 Friedheim's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Friedheim
Friedheim runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Friedheim.
Who works in Friedheim, and how
Work in Friedheim centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. 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 3%
Life in Friedheim
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Friedheim.
What the weather is like in Friedheim, month by month
Friedheim sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Friedheim
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 87 miles away.
The best schools in and around Friedheim
Schools across Friedheim average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Meadow Heights Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
- Perryville Elem.C · 33% proficient
- Oak Ridge Elem.D+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Perry Co. MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Perryville Sr. HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Oak Ridge HighC · 32% proficient
- Meadow Heights HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Friedheim school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Friedheim 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 Friedheim against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Friedheim
Is Friedheim a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Friedheim ranks 21,250th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on the weather and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Friedheim expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $220,290. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $101,503 median income, cost of living beats 92% of towns.
Is Friedheim safe?
Friedheim is safer than 33% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $435 per resident a year.
Compare Friedheim with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Friedheim. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Friedheim 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.
Friedheim detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Friedheim: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Friedheim: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Friedheim: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Friedheim: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Friedheim 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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