Best PlacesKnob Lick, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Knob Lick, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Knob Lick ranks 19,068th 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 Knob Lick
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.
Knob Lick's strengths and weaknesses
Where Knob Lick ranks high
- Cheap childcare$338 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute17.8 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of towns
- Household income$97,606 median, better than 83% of towns
Where Knob Lick ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 19% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Knob Lick
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Knob Lick home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,606, 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 Knob Lick's effective rate of 0.60%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Knob Lick
Knob Lick's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Knob Lick.
Who works in Knob Lick, and how
Work in Knob Lick centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Knob Lick
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Knob Lick.
What the weather is like in Knob Lick, month by month
Knob Lick 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 Knob Lick
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 53 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around Knob Lick
Schools across Knob Lick average a B, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fredericktown IntermediateB− · 42% proficient
- Roosevelt Elem.C+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln IntermediateB · 45% proficient
- Kelly A Burlison Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Farmington Sr. HighB+ · 57% proficient
- Fredericktown HighC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Knob Lick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Knob Lick 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 Knob Lick against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Knob Lick
Is Knob Lick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Knob Lick ranks 19,068th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, and short commutes, and lowest on the weather and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Knob Lick expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $301,406. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $97,606 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Knob Lick safe?
Knob Lick is safer than 45% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $366 per resident a year.
Compare Knob Lick with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Knob Lick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Knob Lick 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.
Knob Lick detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Knob Lick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Knob Lick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Knob Lick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Knob Lick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Knob Lick 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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