Best PlacesLibertyville, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Libertyville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Libertyville ranks 23,618th 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 Libertyville
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.
Libertyville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Libertyville ranks high
- Cheap childcare$340 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute21.8 minutes each way, better than 81% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 68% of towns
Where Libertyville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Libertyville
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Libertyville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,636, 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 Libertyville's effective rate of 0.57%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Libertyville
Libertyville runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Libertyville.
Who works in Libertyville, and how
Work in Libertyville centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Libertyville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Libertyville.
What the weather is like in Libertyville, month by month
Libertyville 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 Libertyville
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around Libertyville
Schools across Libertyville average a B, better than 67% 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 Libertyville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Libertyville 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 Libertyville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Libertyville
Is Libertyville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Libertyville ranks 23,618th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, and short commutes, and lowest on the weather and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Libertyville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $298,234. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $77,636 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Libertyville safe?
Yes, Libertyville is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $305 per resident a year.
Compare Libertyville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Libertyville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Libertyville 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.
Libertyville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Libertyville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Libertyville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Libertyville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Libertyville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Libertyville 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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