Best PlacesMingo, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mingo, 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.
Mingo ranks 45,789th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mingo
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.
Mingo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mingo ranks high
- Cheap childcare$374 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 76% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 66% of towns
Where Mingo ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
- Household income$44,342 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mingo
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mingo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,342, 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 Mingo's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mingo
Mingo runs older 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 Mingo.
Who works in Mingo, and how
Work in Mingo centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Mingo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mingo.
What the weather is like in Mingo, month by month
Mingo sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 49° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Mingo
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 125 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mingo
Schools across Mingo average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Puxico Elem.B− · 42% proficient
- Williamsville Elem.D · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Greenville Jr. HighB− · 40% proficient
- Puxico Jr. HighC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Puxico HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Greenville HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mingo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mingo 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 Mingo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mingo
Is Mingo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mingo ranks 45,789th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and cell coverage, and lowest on education levels and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mingo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $101,387. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $44,342 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Mingo safe?
Mingo is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $531 per resident a year.
Compare Mingo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mingo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mingo 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.
Mingo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mingo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mingo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mingo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mingo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mingo 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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