Best PlacesJaudon, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jaudon, 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.
Jaudon ranks 19,868th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Jaudon
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.
Jaudon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jaudon ranks high
- Cheap childcare$388 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 79% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 75% of towns
Where Jaudon ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 29% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 30% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jaudon
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jaudon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $81,955; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Jaudon's effective rate of 0.71%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Jaudon
Jaudon runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Jaudon.
Who works in Jaudon, and how
Work in Jaudon centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Jaudon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jaudon.
What the weather is like in Jaudon, month by month
Jaudon sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Jaudon
Kansas City International sits about 39 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.7 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Jaudon
Schools across Jaudon average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wilckens Steam Acad @hillcrestB · 47% proficient
- Bridle Ridge ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Peculiar Elem.B− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Belton Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Raymore-peculiar Sr. HighB− · 43% proficient
- Belton HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Midway HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jaudon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jaudon 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 Jaudon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jaudon
Is Jaudon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jaudon ranks 19,868th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, health care access, and civic engagement, and lowest on noise and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jaudon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $340,935. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $81,955 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Jaudon safe?
Yes, Jaudon is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $303 per resident a year.
Compare Jaudon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jaudon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jaudon 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.
Jaudon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jaudon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jaudon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jaudon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jaudon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jaudon 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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