Best PlacesMeador Park, Springfield, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Meador Park, Springfield, 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.
Meador Park, Springfield ranks 4,892nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Meador Park, Springfield
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.
Meador Park, Springfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Meador Park, Springfield ranks high
- Cheap childcare$664 a month, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.1 minutes each way, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 67% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 66% of neighborhoods
Where Meador Park, Springfield ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Household income$48,570 median, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Meador Park, Springfield
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Meador Park, Springfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,570, 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 Meador Park, Springfield's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 Meador Park, Springfield
Meador Park, Springfield runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 Meador Park, Springfield.
Who works in Meador Park, Springfield, and how
Work in Meador Park, Springfield centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Meador Park, Springfield
Meador Park, Springfield has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Meador Park, Springfield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Meador Park, Springfield, month by month
Meador Park, Springfield sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 23° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Meador Park, Springfield
The nearest airport, Springfield-Branson Ntl, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 166 miles away.
The best schools in and around Meador Park, Springfield
Schools across Meador Park, Springfield average a C, better than 35% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Cowden Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
- Horace Mann Elem.C · 31% proficient
- Delaware Elem.C− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pershing MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Carver MiddleC · 32% proficient
- Jarrett MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Kickapoo HighB · 49% proficient
- Parkview HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Meador Park, Springfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Meador Park, Springfield 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 Meador Park, Springfield against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Meador Park, Springfield
Is Meador Park, Springfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Meador Park, Springfield ranks 4,892nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and state finances, and lowest on distance from a big city and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Meador Park, Springfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,786. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $48,570 median income, cost of living beats 29% of neighborhoods.
Is Meador Park, Springfield safe?
Meador Park, Springfield is safer than 30% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $721 per resident a year.
Compare Meador Park, Springfield with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Meador Park, Springfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Meador Park, Springfield 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.
Meador Park, Springfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Meador Park, Springfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Meador Park, Springfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Meador Park, Springfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Meador Park, Springfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Meador Park, Springfield 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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