Best PlacesMolino, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Molino, 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.
Molino ranks 37,139th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Molino
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.
Molino's strengths and weaknesses
Where Molino ranks high
- Cheap childcare$397 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 79% of towns
Where Molino ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute41.6 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Molino
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Molino home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,451, 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 Molino's effective rate of 0.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Molino
Molino 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 Molino.
Who works in Molino, and how
Work in Molino centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Molino
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Molino.
What the weather is like in Molino, month by month
Molino sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Molino
The nearest airport, Columbia Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around Molino
Schools across Molino average a C, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Paris Elem.C · 33% proficient
- Hawthorne Elem.C · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mexico MiddleC · 34% proficient
- Paris Jr. HighD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Paris HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Mexico HighC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Molino school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Molino 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 Molino against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Molino
Is Molino a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Molino ranks 37,139th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, civic engagement, and an educated workforce, and lowest on air quality and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Molino expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $211,617. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $78,451 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Molino safe?
Molino is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $725 per resident a year.
Compare Molino with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Molino. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Molino 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.
Molino detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Molino: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Molino: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Molino: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Molino: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Molino 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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