Best PlacesLone Hill, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lone Hill, 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.
Lone Hill ranks 39,616th 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 Lone Hill
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.
Lone Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lone Hill ranks high
- Cheap childcare$374 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 77% of towns
- Short commute23.0 minutes each way, better than 74% of towns
Where Lone Hill ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$51,088 median, better than only 14% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lone Hill
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lone Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,088, 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 Lone Hill's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lone Hill
Lone Hill's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Lone Hill.
Who works in Lone Hill, and how
Work in Lone Hill centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Lone Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lone Hill.
What the weather is like in Lone Hill, month by month
Lone Hill sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 49° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Lone Hill
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 119 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lone Hill
Schools across Lone Hill average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Neelyville Elem.B+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Poplar Bluff Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Neelyville HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Poplar Bluff HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lone Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lone Hill 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 Lone Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lone Hill
Is Lone Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lone Hill ranks 39,616th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, clean air, and civic engagement, and lowest on education levels and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lone Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $190,507. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $51,088 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Lone Hill safe?
Yes, Lone Hill is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $332 per resident a year.
Compare Lone Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lone Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lone Hill 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.
Lone Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lone Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lone Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lone Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lone Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lone Hill 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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