Best PlacesHaywood City, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Haywood City, 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.
Haywood City ranks 39,398th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Haywood City
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.
Haywood City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Haywood City ranks high
- Cheap childcare$415 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute21.3 minutes each way, better than 83% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 80% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
Where Haywood City ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 19% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 20% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Haywood City
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Haywood City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,011, 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 Haywood City's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 Haywood City
Haywood City runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Haywood City.
Who works in Haywood City, and how
Work in Haywood City centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Haywood City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Haywood City.
What the weather is like in Haywood City, month by month
Haywood City sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Haywood City
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 125 miles away.
The best schools in and around Haywood City
Schools across Haywood City average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Scott Co. Elem.C− · 30% proficient
- Scott Co. Central Elem.C− · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Scott Co. MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Thomas W. Kelly HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Scott Co. Central HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Haywood City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Haywood City 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 Haywood City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Haywood City
Is Haywood City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Haywood City ranks 39,398th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and short commutes, and lowest on disaster risk and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Haywood City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $116,718. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $57,011 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Haywood City safe?
Haywood City is safer than 39% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $421 per resident a year.
Compare Haywood City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Haywood City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Haywood City 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.
Haywood City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Haywood City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Haywood City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Haywood City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Haywood City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Haywood City 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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