Best PlacesGreenfield, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Greenfield, 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.
Greenfield ranks 45,685th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Greenfield
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.
Greenfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Greenfield ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of towns
- Cheap childcare$546 a month, better than 87% of towns
- BikingBetter than 83% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of towns
Where Greenfield ranks low
- Household income$43,354 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Greenfield
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greenfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,354, 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 Greenfield's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Greenfield
Greenfield 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 Greenfield.
Who works in Greenfield, and how
Work in Greenfield centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Greenfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Greenfield.
What the weather is like in Greenfield, month by month
Greenfield sees roughly 62 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 Greenfield
The nearest airport, Springfield-Branson Ntl, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around Greenfield
Schools across Greenfield average a C, better than 38% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lockwood Elem.C+ · 38% proficient
- Greenfield Elem.C+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lockwood Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Greenfield HighC · 32% proficient
- Lockwood HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greenfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greenfield 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 Greenfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Greenfield
Is Greenfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greenfield ranks 45,685th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, civic engagement, and affordable childcare, and lowest on low incomes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Greenfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $126,127. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $43,354 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Greenfield safe?
Greenfield is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $664 per resident a year.
Compare Greenfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greenfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greenfield 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.
Greenfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greenfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greenfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greenfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greenfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greenfield 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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