Best PlacesMoscow Mills, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moscow Mills, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Moscow Mills ranks 14,856th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Moscow Mills
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.
Moscow Mills' strengths and weaknesses
Where Moscow Mills ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 87% of towns
- Cheap childcare$559 a month, better than 86% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of towns
Where Moscow Mills ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 22% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 29% of towns
- Short commute30.0 minutes each way, better than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Moscow Mills
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moscow Mills home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,809, 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 Moscow Mills' effective rate of 0.75%, 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 Moscow Mills
Moscow Mills runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Moscow Mills.
Who works in Moscow Mills, and how
Work in Moscow Mills centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Moscow Mills
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Moscow Mills.
What the weather is like in Moscow Mills, month by month
Moscow Mills sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Moscow Mills
St Louis Lambert International sits about 32 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 Moscow Mills
Schools across Moscow Mills average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Heritage IntermediateB− · 41% proficient
- Winfield IntermediateC+ · 39% proficient
- Wm. R. Cappel Elem.C+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Troy South Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Troy MiddleB− · 41% proficient
- Wentzville MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Emil E. Holt Sr. HighB · 50% proficient
- Troy Buchanan HighB · 48% proficient
- Winfield HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moscow Mills school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moscow Mills 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 Moscow Mills against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Moscow Mills
Is Moscow Mills a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moscow Mills ranks 14,856th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, a strong job market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on noise and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Moscow Mills expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $252,433. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $88,809 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Moscow Mills safe?
Yes, Moscow Mills is safer than 67% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $300 per resident a year.
Compare Moscow Mills with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moscow Mills. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moscow Mills 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.
Moscow Mills detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moscow Mills: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moscow Mills: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moscow Mills: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moscow Mills: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moscow Mills 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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