Best PlacesMayesburg, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mayesburg, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mayesburg ranks 27,609th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mayesburg
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.
Mayesburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mayesburg ranks high
- Cheap childcare$412 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 78% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 78% of towns
Where Mayesburg ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mayesburg
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mayesburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,517, 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 Mayesburg's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 Mayesburg
Mayesburg 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 Mayesburg.
Who works in Mayesburg, and how
Work in Mayesburg centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Mayesburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mayesburg.
What the weather is like in Mayesburg, month by month
Mayesburg sees roughly 54 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Mayesburg
Kansas City International sits about 70 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.7 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Mayesburg
Schools across Mayesburg average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Davis Elem.A− · 58% proficient
- Ballard Elem.C+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Montrose HighB+ · 58% proficient
- Sherwood HighB− · 43% proficient
- Ballard HighD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mayesburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mayesburg 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 Mayesburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mayesburg
Is Mayesburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mayesburg ranks 27,609th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and fast internet, and lowest on the weather and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mayesburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $258,730. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $85,517 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Mayesburg safe?
Mayesburg is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $450 per resident a year.
Compare Mayesburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mayesburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mayesburg 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.
Mayesburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mayesburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mayesburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mayesburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mayesburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mayesburg 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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