Best PlacesLake Winnebago, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lake Winnebago, 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.
Lake Winnebago ranks 1,864th 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 Lake Winnebago
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.
Lake Winnebago's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lake Winnebago ranks high
- Cheap childcare$388 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$144,095 median, better than 97% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of towns
Where Lake Winnebago ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 28% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 28% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 41% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 43% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lake Winnebago
A household needs to earn about $164,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lake Winnebago home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $144,095, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Lake Winnebago's effective rate of 0.81%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Lake Winnebago
Lake Winnebago runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lake Winnebago.
Who works in Lake Winnebago, and how
Work in Lake Winnebago centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Lake Winnebago
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lake Winnebago.
What the weather is like in Lake Winnebago, month by month
Lake Winnebago sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 70° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Lake Winnebago
Kansas City International sits about 38 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 Lake Winnebago
Schools across Lake Winnebago average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Greenwood Elem.A− · 58% proficient
- Timber Creek Elem.A− · 57% proficient
- Pleasant Hill Elem.B · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Summit Lakes MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Pleasant Hill IntermediateB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Lee's Summit West HighB+ · 56% proficient
- Raymore-peculiar Sr. HighB− · 43% proficient
- Pleasant Hill HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lake Winnebago school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lake Winnebago 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 Lake Winnebago against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lake Winnebago
Is Lake Winnebago a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lake Winnebago ranks 1,864th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, what local pay buys, and health care access, and lowest on noise and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lake Winnebago expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $626,336. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $144,095 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Lake Winnebago safe?
Yes, Lake Winnebago is safer than 83% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $240 per resident a year.
Compare Lake Winnebago with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lake Winnebago. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lake Winnebago 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.
Lake Winnebago detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lake Winnebago: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lake Winnebago: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lake Winnebago: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lake Winnebago: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lake Winnebago 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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