Best PlacesLouisburg, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Louisburg, 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.
Louisburg ranks 46,597th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Louisburg
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.
Louisburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Louisburg ranks high
- Cheap childcare$374 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 87% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 70% of towns
Where Louisburg ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$41,707 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of towns
- Short commute39.6 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Louisburg
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Louisburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,707, 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 Louisburg's effective rate of 0.40%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Louisburg
Louisburg runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Louisburg.
Who works in Louisburg, and how
Work in Louisburg centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Louisburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Louisburg.
What the weather is like in Louisburg, month by month
Louisburg sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 27° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Louisburg
The nearest airport, Springfield-Branson Ntl, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 137 miles away.
The best schools in and around Louisburg
Schools across Louisburg average a C+, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Skyline Elem.A+ · 80% proficient
- Halfway Elem.C · 35% proficient
- Mallory Elem.C− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Skyline MiddleA− · 57% proficient
- Buffalo MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Skyline HighB+ · 57% proficient
- Halfway SecondaryC+ · 37% proficient
- Buffalo HighD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Louisburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Louisburg 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 Louisburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Louisburg
Is Louisburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Louisburg ranks 46,597th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Louisburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $154,210. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $41,707 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Louisburg safe?
Louisburg is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $438 per resident a year.
Compare Louisburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Louisburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Louisburg 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.
Louisburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Louisburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Louisburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Louisburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Louisburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Louisburg 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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