Best PlacesLakeview Heights, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lakeview Heights, 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.
Lakeview Heights ranks 37,435th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lakeview Heights
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.
Lakeview Heights' strengths and weaknesses
Where Lakeview Heights ranks high
- Cheap childcare$390 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 74% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
Where Lakeview Heights ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Household income$44,622 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lakeview Heights
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lakeview Heights home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,622, 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 Lakeview Heights' effective rate of 0.54%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Lakeview Heights
Lakeview Heights 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 Lakeview Heights.
Who works in Lakeview Heights, and how
Work in Lakeview Heights centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Lakeview Heights
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lakeview Heights.
What the weather is like in Lakeview Heights, month by month
Lakeview Heights sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 45° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Lakeview Heights
The nearest airport, Columbia Regional, is about 63 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lakeview Heights
Schools across Lakeview Heights average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Forest Heights Elem. SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Cole Camp Elem.C+ · 38% proficient
- Morgan Co. R-i Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harrison Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- John Boise Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Harrison High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Cole Camp HighB− · 43% proficient
- Morgan Co. R-i HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lakeview Heights school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lakeview Heights 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 Lakeview Heights against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lakeview Heights
Is Lakeview Heights a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lakeview Heights ranks 37,435th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, civic engagement, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lakeview Heights expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $163,635. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $44,622 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Lakeview Heights safe?
Lakeview Heights is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $578 per resident a year.
Compare Lakeview Heights with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lakeview Heights. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lakeview Heights 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.
Lakeview Heights detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lakeview Heights: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lakeview Heights: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lakeview Heights: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lakeview Heights: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lakeview Heights 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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