Best PlacesMillwood, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Millwood, 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.
Millwood ranks 15,581st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Millwood
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.
Millwood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Millwood ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
- Household income$102,266 median, better than 86% of towns
Where Millwood ranks low
- Short commute33.7 minutes each way, better than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 22% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Millwood
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Millwood home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $102,266, 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 Millwood's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 Millwood
Millwood runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Millwood.
Who works in Millwood, and how
Work in Millwood centers on manufacturing and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Millwood
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Millwood.
What the weather is like in Millwood, month by month
Millwood sees roughly 84 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 Millwood
St Louis Lambert International sits about 46 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 Millwood
Schools across Millwood average a B, better than 63% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Silex Elem.B · 50% proficient
- Hawk Point Elem.B · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Troy MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Troy Buchanan HighB · 48% proficient
- Silex HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Clopton HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Millwood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Millwood 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 Millwood against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Millwood
Is Millwood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Millwood ranks 15,581st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, few empty homes, and civic engagement, and lowest on long commutes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Millwood expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $317,964. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $102,266 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Millwood safe?
Millwood is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $393 per resident a year.
Compare Millwood with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Millwood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Millwood 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.
Millwood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Millwood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Millwood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Millwood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Millwood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Millwood 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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