Best PlacesGreen Ridge, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Green Ridge, 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.
Green Ridge ranks 24,893rd 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 Ridge
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 Ridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Green Ridge ranks high
- Cheap childcare$431 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Short commute21.6 minutes each way, better than 82% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 77% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 74% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
Where Green Ridge ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 15% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 26% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Green Ridge
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Green Ridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,986, 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 Ridge's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Green Ridge
Green Ridge's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Green Ridge.
Who works in Green Ridge, and how
Work in Green Ridge centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Green Ridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Green Ridge.
What the weather is like in Green Ridge, month by month
Green Ridge sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Green Ridge
The nearest airport, Columbia Regional, is about 65 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 85 miles away.
The best schools in and around Green Ridge
Schools across Green Ridge average a C+, better than 45% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Skyline Elem.B · 50% proficient
- Green Ridge Elem.B · 47% proficient
- Windsor Elem.C− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sedalia Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Smith-cotton High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Green Ridge HighC · 32% proficient
- Windsor HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Green Ridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Green Ridge 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 Ridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Green Ridge
Is Green Ridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Green Ridge ranks 24,893rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and a strong job market, 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 Green Ridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $200,625. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $67,986 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is Green Ridge safe?
Yes, Green Ridge is safer than 67% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $305 per resident a year.
Compare Green Ridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Green Ridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Green Ridge 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 Ridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Green Ridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Green Ridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Green Ridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Green Ridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Green Ridge 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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