Best PlacesHigdon, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Higdon, 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.
Higdon ranks 36,910th 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 Higdon
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.
Higdon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Higdon ranks high
- Cheap childcare$413 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 73% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 69% of towns
Where Higdon ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Higdon
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Higdon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,985, 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 Higdon's effective rate of 0.62%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Higdon
Higdon's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Higdon.
Who works in Higdon, and how
Work in Higdon centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Higdon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Higdon.
What the weather is like in Higdon, month by month
Higdon sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Higdon
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 81 miles away.
The best schools in and around Higdon
Schools across Higdon average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fredericktown IntermediateB− · 42% proficient
- Meadow Heights Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kelly A Burlison Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Perry Co. MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Fredericktown HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Meadow Heights HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Higdon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Higdon 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 Higdon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Higdon
Is Higdon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Higdon ranks 36,910th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and state finances, 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 Higdon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $180,018. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $66,985 median income, cost of living beats 54% of towns.
Is Higdon safe?
Higdon is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $338 per resident a year.
Compare Higdon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Higdon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Higdon 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.
Higdon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Higdon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Higdon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Higdon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Higdon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Higdon 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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