Best PlacesMonett, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Monett, 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.
Monett ranks 36,380th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Monett
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.
Monett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Monett ranks high
- Cheap childcare$413 a month, better than 98% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- Short commute19.7 minutes each way, better than 89% of towns
- BikingBetter than 82% of towns
Where Monett ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 16% of towns
- Household income$54,328 median, better than only 18% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Monett
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Monett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,328, 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 Monett's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Monett
Monett runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Monett.
Who works in Monett, and how
Work in Monett centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Monett
Monett has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of towns and more parkland per resident than 89% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Monett and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Monett, month by month
Monett sees roughly 76 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 Monett
The nearest airport, Joplin Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around Monett
Schools across Monett average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cassville IntermediateB · 47% proficient
- Mt. Vernon IntermediateB · 47% proficient
- Monett IntermediateC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mt. Vernon MiddleB− · 41% proficient
- Monett MiddleC+ · 39% proficient
- Pierce City MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Pierce City HighB− · 40% proficient
- Cassville HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Monett HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Monett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Monett 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 Monett against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Monett
Is Monett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Monett ranks 36,380th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, walkability, and cell coverage, and lowest on noise and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Monett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $196,596. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $54,328 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Monett safe?
Monett is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $599 per resident a year.
Compare Monett with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Monett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Monett 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.
Monett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Monett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Monett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Monett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Monett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Monett 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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