Best PlacesKlondike, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Klondike, 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.
Klondike ranks 50,320th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Klondike
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.
Klondike's strengths and weaknesses
Where Klondike ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 78% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 75% of towns
- Cheap childcare$704 a month, better than 64% of towns
Where Klondike ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$31,250 median, better than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Klondike
Klondike runs older 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 Klondike.
Who works in Klondike, and how
Work in Klondike centers on retail trade and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Klondike
Klondike has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Klondike and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Klondike, month by month
Klondike sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 70° | 59° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Klondike
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 131 miles away.
The best schools in and around Klondike
Schools across Klondike average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cairo Elementary SchoolF · 5% proficient
- Egyptian Elem SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top middle schools
- Egyptian Jr High SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top high schools
- Egyptian Sr High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Meridian High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Klondike school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Klondike 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 Klondike against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Klondike
Is Klondike a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Klondike ranks 50,320th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, civic engagement, and state infrastructure, and lowest on the schools and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Klondike safe?
Klondike is safer than 1% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $759 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Klondike?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 29. That works out to about 59 pleasant days a year, more than 7% of towns.
Compare Klondike with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Klondike. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Klondike 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.
Klondike detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Klondike: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Klondike: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Klondike: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Klondike: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Klondike 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.
- 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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