Best PlacesGreen Mountain, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Green Mountain, 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.
Green Mountain ranks 43,775th 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 Green Mountain
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.
Green Mountain's strengths and weaknesses
Where Green Mountain ranks high
- Cheap childcare$353 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- QuietBetter than 71% of towns
- School gradeB, better than 69% of towns
Where Green Mountain ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Household income$48,441 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Green Mountain
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Green Mountain home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,441, 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 Green Mountain's effective rate of 0.27%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Green Mountain
Green Mountain runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Green Mountain.
Who works in Green Mountain, and how
Work in Green Mountain centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Green Mountain
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Green Mountain.
What the weather is like in Green Mountain, month by month
Green Mountain sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 27° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Green Mountain
The nearest airport, Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 146 miles away.
The best schools in and around Green Mountain
Schools across Green Mountain average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Manes R-v School DistrictA− · 62% proficient
- Mountain Grove Elem.B+ · 52% proficient
- Hartville Elem.C · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mountain Grove MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Mountain Grove HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Hartville HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Green Mountain school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Green Mountain 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 Green Mountain against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Green Mountain
Is Green Mountain a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Green Mountain ranks 43,775th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and state finances, and lowest on the weather and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Green Mountain expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $176,052. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $48,441 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Green Mountain safe?
Green Mountain is safer than 45% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $382 per resident a year.
Compare Green Mountain with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Green Mountain. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Green Mountain 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.
Green Mountain detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Green Mountain: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Green Mountain: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Green Mountain: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Green Mountain: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Green Mountain 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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