Best PlacesHagers Grove, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hagers Grove, 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.
Hagers Grove ranks 35,229th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hagers Grove
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.
Hagers Grove's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hagers Grove ranks high
- Cheap childcare$391 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of towns
- Short commute21.8 minutes each way, better than 81% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 66% of towns
Where Hagers Grove ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hagers Grove
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hagers Grove home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,071, 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 Hagers Grove's effective rate of 0.79%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hagers Grove
Hagers Grove's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Hagers Grove.
Who works in Hagers Grove, and how
Work in Hagers Grove centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Hagers Grove
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hagers Grove.
What the weather is like in Hagers Grove, month by month
Hagers Grove sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Hagers Grove
The nearest airport, Kirksville Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hagers Grove
Schools across Hagers Grove average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Atlanta Elem.A · 65% proficient
- North Shelby Elem.A− · 58% proficient
- Macon ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Shelby Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- North Shelby HighA · 68% proficient
- Atlanta HighC+ · 38% proficient
- South Shelby HighD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hagers Grove school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hagers Grove 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 Hagers Grove against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hagers Grove
Is Hagers Grove a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hagers Grove ranks 35,229th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, and short commutes, and lowest on biking and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hagers Grove expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $87,100. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $61,071 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Hagers Grove safe?
Hagers Grove is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $539 per resident a year.
Compare Hagers Grove with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hagers Grove. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hagers Grove 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.
Hagers Grove detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hagers Grove: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hagers Grove: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hagers Grove: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hagers Grove: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hagers Grove 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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