Best PlacesMidtown Springfield, Springfield, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Midtown Springfield, Springfield, 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.
Midtown Springfield, Springfield ranks 4,490th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Midtown Springfield, 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.
Midtown Springfield, Springfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Midtown Springfield, Springfield ranks high
- Short commute15.4 minutes each way, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$664 a month, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Midtown Springfield, Springfield ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Midtown Springfield, Springfield
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Midtown Springfield, Springfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,326, 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 Midtown Springfield, Springfield's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 Midtown Springfield, Springfield
Midtown Springfield, Springfield runs younger 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 Midtown Springfield, Springfield.
Who works in Midtown Springfield, Springfield, and how
Work in Midtown Springfield, Springfield centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Midtown Springfield, Springfield
Midtown Springfield, Springfield has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Midtown Springfield, Springfield and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Midtown Springfield, Springfield, month by month
Midtown Springfield, 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 Midtown Springfield, Springfield
The nearest airport, Springfield-Branson Ntl, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 163 miles away.
The best schools in and around Midtown Springfield, Springfield
Schools across Midtown Springfield, Springfield average a D+, better than 21% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Rountree Elem.C− · 27% proficient
- Weller Elem.D · 19% proficient
- Boyd Elem.D · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jarrett MiddleC− · 30% proficient
- Pipkin MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Central HighB · 47% proficient
- Parkview HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Midtown Springfield, Springfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Midtown Springfield, 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 Midtown Springfield, Springfield against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Midtown Springfield, Springfield
Is Midtown Springfield, Springfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Midtown Springfield, Springfield ranks 4,490th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and cell coverage, and lowest on civic engagement and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Midtown Springfield, Springfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,376. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $66,326 median income, cost of living beats 47% of neighborhoods.
Is Midtown Springfield, Springfield safe?
Midtown Springfield, Springfield is safer than 27% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $733 per resident a year.
Compare Midtown Springfield, Springfield with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Midtown Springfield, Springfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Midtown Springfield, 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.
Midtown Springfield, Springfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Midtown Springfield, Springfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Midtown Springfield, Springfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Midtown Springfield, Springfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Midtown Springfield, Springfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Midtown Springfield, 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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