Best PlacesLampe, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lampe, 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.
Lampe ranks 37,765th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lampe
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.
Lampe's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lampe ranks high
- Cheap childcare$435 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 77% of towns
- Short commute22.8 minutes each way, better than 76% of towns
Where Lampe ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lampe
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lampe home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,288, 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 Lampe's effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Lampe
Lampe 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 Lampe.
Who works in Lampe, and how
Work in Lampe centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Lampe
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lampe.
What the weather is like in Lampe, month by month
Lampe sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 71° | 60° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Lampe
The nearest airport, Branson, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 201 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lampe
Schools across Lampe average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Blue Eye Elem.B− · 40% proficient
- Shell Knob Elem.C+ · 38% proficient
- Reeds Spring Elem.C · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Blue Eye MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Reeds Spring IntermediateC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Blue Eye HighB · 47% proficient
- Reeds Spring HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lampe school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lampe 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 Lampe against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lampe
Is Lampe a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lampe ranks 37,765th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and civic engagement, and lowest on summer heat and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lampe expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,347. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $58,288 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Lampe safe?
Lampe is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $450 per resident a year.
Compare Lampe with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lampe. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lampe 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.
Lampe detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lampe: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lampe: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lampe: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lampe: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lampe 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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