Best PlacesLivonia, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Livonia, 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.
Livonia ranks 33,232nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Livonia
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.
Livonia's strengths and weaknesses
Where Livonia ranks high
- Cheap childcare$397 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 80% of towns
- Short commute23.0 minutes each way, better than 74% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- School gradeB, better than 66% of towns
Where Livonia ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 13% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Livonia
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Livonia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,002, 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 Livonia's effective rate of 0.81%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Livonia
Livonia 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 Livonia.
Who works in Livonia, and how
Work in Livonia centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Livonia
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Livonia.
What the weather is like in Livonia, month by month
Livonia sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 24° | 18° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Livonia
The nearest airport, Kirksville Regional, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 134 miles away.
The best schools in and around Livonia
Schools across Livonia average a B, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Putnam Co. Elem.B · 45% proficient
- Schuyler Co. Elem.C · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Putnam Co. MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Putnam Co. HighA− · 60% proficient
- Schuyler Co. HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Livonia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Livonia 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 Livonia against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Livonia
Is Livonia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Livonia ranks 33,232nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, health care access, and short commutes, and lowest on empty homes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Livonia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $110,907. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $66,002 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Livonia safe?
Livonia is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $489 per resident a year.
Compare Livonia with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Livonia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Livonia 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.
Livonia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Livonia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Livonia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Livonia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Livonia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Livonia 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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