Best PlacesKillarney Shores, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Killarney Shores, 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.
Killarney Shores ranks 27,542nd 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 Killarney Shores
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.
Killarney Shores' strengths and weaknesses
Where Killarney Shores ranks high
- Cheap childcare$409 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 75% of towns
- Household income$88,118 median, better than 75% of towns
Where Killarney Shores ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 20% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 21% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Killarney Shores
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Killarney Shores home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,118, 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 Killarney Shores' effective rate of 0.52%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Killarney Shores
Killarney Shores 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 Killarney Shores.
Who works in Killarney Shores, and how
Work in Killarney Shores centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Killarney Shores
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Killarney Shores.
What the weather is like in Killarney Shores, month by month
Killarney Shores 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 Killarney Shores
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 59 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 Killarney Shores
Schools across Killarney Shores average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fredericktown IntermediateB− · 42% proficient
- Arcadia Valley Elem.B− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kelly A Burlison Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Arcadia Valley MiddleC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Arcadia Valley HighB− · 43% proficient
- Fredericktown HighC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Killarney Shores school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Killarney Shores 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 Killarney Shores against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Killarney Shores
Is Killarney Shores a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Killarney Shores ranks 27,542nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and what local pay buys, and lowest on the weather and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Killarney Shores expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $160,932. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $88,118 median income, cost of living beats 87% of towns.
Is Killarney Shores safe?
Killarney Shores is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $464 per resident a year.
Compare Killarney Shores with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Killarney Shores. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Killarney Shores 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.
Killarney Shores detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Killarney Shores: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Killarney Shores: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Killarney Shores: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Killarney Shores: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Killarney Shores 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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