Best PlacesHighlandville, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Highlandville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Highlandville ranks 10,616th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Highlandville
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.
Highlandville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Highlandville ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cheap childcare$522 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of towns
- Household income$94,758 median, better than 81% of towns
Where Highlandville ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 21% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 28% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 28% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 30% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Highlandville
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Highlandville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,758, 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 Highlandville's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Highlandville
Highlandville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Highlandville.
Who works in Highlandville, and how
Work in Highlandville centers on construction and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Highlandville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Highlandville.
What the weather is like in Highlandville, month by month
Highlandville sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 71° | 60° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Highlandville
The nearest airport, Springfield-Branson Ntl, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 182 miles away.
The best schools in and around Highlandville
Schools across Highlandville average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Highlandville Elem.B− · 40% proficient
- Chadwick ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Galena-abesville Elem.D · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ozark Jr. HighA− · 53% proficient
- Spokane MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Ozark HighB+ · 53% proficient
- Spokane HighC · 33% proficient
- Chadwick HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Highlandville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Highlandville 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 Highlandville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Highlandville
Is Highlandville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Highlandville ranks 10,616th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low crime, and affordable childcare, and lowest on internet speeds and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Highlandville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $276,589. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $94,758 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Highlandville safe?
Yes, Highlandville is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $212 per resident a year.
Compare Highlandville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Highlandville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Highlandville 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.
Highlandville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Highlandville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Highlandville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Highlandville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Highlandville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Highlandville 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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