Best PlacesHurdland, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hurdland, 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.
Hurdland ranks 46,417th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hurdland
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.
Hurdland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hurdland ranks high
- Cheap childcare$385 a month, better than 99% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Short commute24.4 minutes each way, better than 66% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 61% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 61% of towns
Where Hurdland ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$50,107 median, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hurdland
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hurdland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,107, 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 Hurdland's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 Hurdland
Hurdland runs older than the country, 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 Hurdland.
Who works in Hurdland, and how
Work in Hurdland centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Hurdland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hurdland.
What the weather is like in Hurdland, month by month
Hurdland sees roughly 78 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 Hurdland
The nearest airport, Kirksville Regional, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 141 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hurdland
Schools across Hurdland average a B−, better than 55% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Adair Co. Elem.B+ · 55% proficient
- Knox Co. Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Adair Co. HighB− · 44% proficient
- La Plata HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hurdland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hurdland 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 Hurdland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hurdland
Is Hurdland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hurdland ranks 46,417th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state finances, and short commutes, and lowest on internet speeds and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hurdland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $96,686. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $50,107 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Hurdland safe?
Hurdland is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $743 per resident a year.
Compare Hurdland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hurdland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hurdland 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.
Hurdland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hurdland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hurdland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hurdland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hurdland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hurdland 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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