Best PlacesGrant Beach, Springfield, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grant Beach, Springfield, 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.
Grant Beach, Springfield ranks 5,447th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Grant Beach, Springfield
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.
Grant Beach, Springfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Grant Beach, Springfield ranks high
- Cheap childcare$664 a month, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.3 minutes each way, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 65% of neighborhoods
Where Grant Beach, Springfield ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Grant Beach, Springfield
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grant Beach, Springfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,009, 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 Grant Beach, Springfield's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Grant Beach, Springfield
Grant Beach, Springfield runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Grant Beach, Springfield.
Who works in Grant Beach, Springfield, and how
Work in Grant Beach, Springfield centers on retail trade and other services. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Grant Beach, Springfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Grant Beach, Springfield.
What the weather is like in Grant Beach, Springfield, month by month
Grant Beach, Springfield sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 23° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Grant Beach, Springfield
The nearest airport, Springfield-Branson Ntl, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 163 miles away.
The best schools in and around Grant Beach, Springfield
Schools across Grant Beach, Springfield average a C+, better than 46% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Weaver Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pipkin MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Central HighB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Grant Beach, Springfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Grant Beach, Springfield 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 Grant Beach, Springfield against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Grant Beach, Springfield
Is Grant Beach, Springfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grant Beach, Springfield ranks 5,447th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and state finances, and lowest on distance from a big city and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Grant Beach, Springfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $101,397. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $48,009 median income, cost of living beats 20% of neighborhoods.
Is Grant Beach, Springfield safe?
Grant Beach, Springfield is safer than 13% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $915 per resident a year.
Compare Grant Beach, Springfield with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grant Beach, Springfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grant Beach, Springfield 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.
Grant Beach, Springfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grant Beach, Springfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grant Beach, Springfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grant Beach, Springfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grant Beach, Springfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grant Beach, Springfield 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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