Best PlacesKinmundy, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kinmundy, 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.
Kinmundy ranks 36,094th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kinmundy
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.
Kinmundy's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kinmundy ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 83% of towns
- BikingBetter than 77% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
Where Kinmundy ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kinmundy
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kinmundy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,890, 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 Kinmundy's effective rate of 1.22%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kinmundy
Kinmundy's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Kinmundy.
Who works in Kinmundy, and how
Work in Kinmundy centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Kinmundy
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kinmundy.
What the weather is like in Kinmundy, month by month
Kinmundy sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 57° | 48° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Kinmundy
The nearest airport, Scott AFB/Midamerica St Louis, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 83 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kinmundy
Schools across Kinmundy average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Flora Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- North Clay Elem/jr High SchD− · 11% proficient
- South Central Elementary-kinmundyF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Floyd Henson Jr High SchC− · 28% proficient
- South Central Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- South Central High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
- North Clay Community High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Flora High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kinmundy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kinmundy 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 Kinmundy against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kinmundy
Is Kinmundy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kinmundy ranks 36,094th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, cell coverage, and civic engagement, and lowest on the weather and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kinmundy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $133,778. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $70,890 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Kinmundy safe?
Yes, Kinmundy is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $221 per resident a year.
Compare Kinmundy with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kinmundy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kinmundy 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.
Kinmundy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kinmundy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kinmundy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kinmundy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kinmundy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kinmundy 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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