Best PlacesLinneus, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Linneus, 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.
Linneus ranks 19,879th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Linneus
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.
Linneus' strengths and weaknesses
Where Linneus ranks high
- Cheap childcare$435 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 135 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 78% of towns
Where Linneus ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 17% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 20% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 23% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 25% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Linneus
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Linneus home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,593, 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 Linneus' effective rate of 0.66%, 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 Linneus
Linneus runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Linneus.
Who works in Linneus, and how
Work in Linneus centers on other services and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 37%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Linneus
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Linneus.
What the weather is like in Linneus, month by month
Linneus sees roughly 135 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 27° | 20° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Linneus
The nearest airport, Kirksville Regional, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Linneus
Schools across Linneus average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brookfield Elem.B · 45% proficient
- Field Elem.B · 45% proficient
- Meadville Elem.C+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brookfield MiddleA− · 56% proficient
- Chillicothe MiddleC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Meadville HighA− · 60% proficient
- Chillicothe HighB+ · 52% proficient
- Bucklin HighC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Linneus school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Linneus 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 Linneus against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Linneus
Is Linneus a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Linneus ranks 19,879th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, heat safety, and the weather, and lowest on education levels and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Linneus expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $162,125. The overall cost of living runs about 28% below the national average. Set against a $79,593 median income, cost of living beats 85% of towns.
Is Linneus safe?
Linneus is safer than 39% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $399 per resident a year.
Compare Linneus with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Linneus. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Linneus 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.
Linneus detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Linneus: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Linneus: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Linneus: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Linneus: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Linneus 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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