Best PlacesGipsy, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gipsy, 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.
Gipsy ranks 43,989th 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 Gipsy
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.
Gipsy's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gipsy ranks high
- Cheap childcare$431 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 79% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 72% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 71% of towns
Where Gipsy ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of towns
- Household income$54,657 median, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gipsy
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gipsy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $54,657, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Gipsy's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gipsy
Gipsy 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 Gipsy.
Who works in Gipsy, and how
Work in Gipsy centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Gipsy
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gipsy.
What the weather is like in Gipsy, month by month
Gipsy sees roughly 59 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 Gipsy
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gipsy
Schools across Gipsy average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Lane Elem.B+ · 55% proficient
- Woodland Elem.C− · 30% proficient
- Zalma Elem.D+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Russell Hawkins Jr. HighB · 45% proficient
- Woodland MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Jackson Sr. HighB · 50% proficient
- Zalma HighC · 33% proficient
- Woodland HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gipsy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gipsy 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 Gipsy against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gipsy
Is Gipsy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gipsy ranks 43,989th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and state finances, and lowest on the weather and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gipsy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $270,940. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $54,657 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Gipsy safe?
Gipsy is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $689 per resident a year.
Compare Gipsy with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gipsy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gipsy 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.
Gipsy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gipsy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gipsy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gipsy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gipsy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gipsy 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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