Best PlacesLambert, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lambert, 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.
Lambert ranks 39,741st 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 Lambert
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.
Lambert's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lambert ranks high
- Cheap childcare$415 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Short commute20.1 minutes each way, better than 87% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 80% of towns
Where Lambert ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 16% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lambert
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lambert home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,582, 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 Lambert's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 Lambert
Lambert 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 Lambert.
Who works in Lambert, and how
Work in Lambert centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Lambert
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lambert.
What the weather is like in Lambert, month by month
Lambert sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Lambert
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lambert
Schools across Lambert average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kelso Elem.A− · 58% proficient
- Oran Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Scott Co. Elem.C− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Scott Co. MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Oran High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Thomas W. Kelly HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Scott Co. Central HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lambert school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lambert 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 Lambert against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lambert
Is Lambert a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lambert ranks 39,741st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and short commutes, and lowest on the weather and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lambert expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $204,102. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $57,582 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is Lambert safe?
Lambert is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $544 per resident a year.
Compare Lambert with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lambert. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lambert 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.
Lambert detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lambert: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lambert: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lambert: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lambert: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lambert 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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