Best PlacesMindenmines, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mindenmines, 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.
Mindenmines ranks 41,587th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mindenmines
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.
Mindenmines' strengths and weaknesses
Where Mindenmines ranks high
- Cheap childcare$379 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 73% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 72% of towns
Where Mindenmines ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mindenmines
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mindenmines home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,299, 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 Mindenmines' effective rate of 0.54%, 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 Mindenmines
Mindenmines runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mindenmines.
Who works in Mindenmines, and how
Work in Mindenmines centers on education and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Mindenmines
Mindenmines has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Mindenmines and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mindenmines, month by month
Mindenmines sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 33° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Mindenmines
The nearest airport, Joplin Regional, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mindenmines
Schools across Mindenmines average a C+, better than 45% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Liberal Elem.B− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Liberal MiddleC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Liberal HighB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mindenmines school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mindenmines 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 Mindenmines against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mindenmines
Is Mindenmines a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mindenmines ranks 41,587th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and state finances, and lowest on a weak job market and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mindenmines expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $173,106. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $59,299 median income, cost of living beats 37% of towns.
Is Mindenmines safe?
Mindenmines is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $365 per resident a year.
Compare Mindenmines with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mindenmines. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mindenmines 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.
Mindenmines detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mindenmines: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mindenmines: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mindenmines: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mindenmines: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mindenmines 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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