Best PlacesMiller, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Miller, 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.
Miller ranks 37,242nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Miller
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.
Miller's strengths and weaknesses
Where Miller ranks high
- Cheap childcare$401 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 71% of towns
Where Miller ranks low
- Short commute34.9 minutes each way, better than only 14% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 17% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 23% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 70 pleasant days a year, better than only 25% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Miller
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Miller home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,002, 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 Miller's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Miller
Miller's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Miller.
Who works in Miller, and how
Work in Miller centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Miller
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Miller.
What the weather is like in Miller, month by month
Miller sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 28° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 47° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Miller
The nearest airport, Springfield-Branson Ntl, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 151 miles away.
The best schools in and around Miller
Schools across Miller average a D+, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mt. Vernon IntermediateB · 47% proficient
- Central Elem.C · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mt. Vernon MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Mt. Vernon HighC− · 28% proficient
- Miller HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Miller school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Miller 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 Miller against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Miller
Is Miller a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Miller ranks 37,242nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and walkability, and lowest on long commutes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Miller expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $150,598. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $62,002 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is Miller safe?
Miller is safer than 35% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $414 per resident a year.
Compare Miller with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Miller. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Miller 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.
Miller detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Miller: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Miller: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Miller: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Miller: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Miller 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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