Best PlacesMount Moriah, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Moriah, 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.
Mount Moriah ranks 46,328th 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 Mount Moriah
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.
Mount Moriah's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Moriah ranks high
- Cheap childcare$357 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Short commute22.0 minutes each way, better than 80% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 68% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 66% of towns
Where Mount Moriah ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Moriah
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Moriah home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,445, 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 Mount Moriah's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mount Moriah
Mount Moriah runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mount Moriah.
Who works in Mount Moriah, and how
Work in Mount Moriah centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Mount Moriah
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mount Moriah.
What the weather is like in Mount Moriah, month by month
Mount Moriah sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 25° | 18° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Mount Moriah
The nearest airport, Kirksville Regional, is about 68 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 85 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mount Moriah
Schools across Mount Moriah average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Princeton R-v Elem.B · 47% proficient
- South Harrison Elem.B− · 43% proficient
- Rissler Elem.C+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Trenton MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- South Harrison MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Princeton R-v Jr.-sr. HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Trenton Sr. HighC · 34% proficient
- Cainsville HighC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Moriah school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Moriah 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 Mount Moriah against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mount Moriah
Is Mount Moriah a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Moriah ranks 46,328th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and state finances, and lowest on a weak job market and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Moriah expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $111,693. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $51,445 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Mount Moriah safe?
Mount Moriah is safer than 31% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $435 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Moriah with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Moriah. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Moriah 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.
Mount Moriah detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Moriah: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Moriah: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Moriah: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Moriah: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Moriah 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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