Best PlacesMarthasville, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marthasville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Marthasville ranks 14,824th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Marthasville
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.
Marthasville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marthasville ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap childcare$542 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Household income$100,661 median, better than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 80% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 80% of towns
Where Marthasville ranks low
- Short commute36.6 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 22% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 31% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 34% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Marthasville
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marthasville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,661, 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 Marthasville's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 Marthasville
Marthasville's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Marthasville.
Who works in Marthasville, and how
Work in Marthasville centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Marthasville
Marthasville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Marthasville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Marthasville, month by month
Marthasville sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Marthasville
St Louis Lambert International sits about 37 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.5 million passengers in 2025, with 114 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Marthasville
Schools across Marthasville average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Daniel Boone Elem.A− · 61% proficient
- Warrior Ridge Elem.B+ · 55% proficient
- Washington West ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Francis Howell MiddleA · 63% proficient
- New Haven MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Washington MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Francis Howell HighB+ · 56% proficient
- Washington High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Hermann HighB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marthasville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marthasville 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 Marthasville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Marthasville
Is Marthasville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marthasville ranks 14,824th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, affordable childcare, and high incomes, and lowest on long commutes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Marthasville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $303,274. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $100,661 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Marthasville safe?
Marthasville is safer than 35% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $422 per resident a year.
Compare Marthasville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marthasville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marthasville 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.
Marthasville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marthasville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marthasville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marthasville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marthasville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marthasville 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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