Best PlacesHimmel, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Himmel, 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.
Himmel ranks 43,302nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Himmel
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.
Himmel's strengths and weaknesses
Where Himmel ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cheap childcare$399 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Short commute20.8 minutes each way, better than 85% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 62% of towns
Where Himmel ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Himmel
A household needs to earn about $16,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Himmel home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,875, 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 Himmel's effective rate of 0.63%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Himmel
Himmel runs younger 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 Himmel.
Who works in Himmel, and how
Work in Himmel centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Himmel
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Himmel.
What the weather is like in Himmel, month by month
Himmel sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 37° | 30° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 49° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Himmel
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around Himmel
Schools across Himmel average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bell City Elem.C+ · 35% proficient
- Scott Co. Central Elem.C− · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Bell City HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Scott Co. Central HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Himmel school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Himmel 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 Himmel against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Himmel
Is Himmel a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Himmel ranks 43,302nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and short commutes, and lowest on a weak job market and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Himmel expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $62,800. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $61,875 median income, cost of living beats 42% of towns.
Is Himmel safe?
Himmel is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $577 per resident a year.
Compare Himmel with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Himmel. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Himmel 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.
Himmel detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Himmel: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Himmel: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Himmel: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Himmel: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Himmel 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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