Best PlacesMarble Hill, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marble 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.
Marble Hill ranks 45,651st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Marble 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.
Marble Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marble Hill ranks high
- Cheap childcare$402 a month, better than 98% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 79% of towns
- BikingBetter than 78% of towns
Where Marble Hill ranks low
- Household income$45,199 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Marble Hill
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marble Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,199, 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 Marble Hill's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Marble Hill
Marble Hill runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Marble Hill.
Who works in Marble Hill, and how
Work in Marble Hill centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Marble Hill
Marble Hill has more parkland per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Marble Hill and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Marble Hill, month by month
Marble Hill sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Marble Hill
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Marble Hill
Schools across Marble Hill average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Leopold Elem.B− · 44% proficient
- Meadow Heights Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
- Woodland Elem.C− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodland MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Leopold HighB− · 40% proficient
- Woodland HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Meadow Heights HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marble Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marble 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 Marble Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Marble Hill
Is Marble Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marble Hill ranks 45,651st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, walkability, and a stable housing market, and lowest on low incomes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Marble Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $125,042. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $45,199 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Marble Hill safe?
Marble Hill is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $620 per resident a year.
Compare Marble Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marble Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marble 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.
Marble Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marble Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marble Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marble Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marble Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marble 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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