Best PlacesNaylor, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Naylor, 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.
Naylor ranks 47,977th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Naylor
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.
Naylor's strengths and weaknesses
Where Naylor ranks high
- Cheap childcare$350 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 77% of towns
Where Naylor ranks low
- Household income$40,633 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Short commute40.1 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Naylor
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Naylor home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $40,633, 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 Naylor's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 Naylor
Naylor runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Naylor.
Who works in Naylor, and how
Work in Naylor centers on transportation & warehousing and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Naylor
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Naylor.
What the weather is like in Naylor, month by month
Naylor 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 Naylor
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 73 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around Naylor
Schools across Naylor average a C, better than 39% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Neelyville Elem.B+ · 53% proficient
- Clearwater ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Naylor Elem.C · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clearwater MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Clearwater HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Neelyville HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Naylor High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Naylor school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Naylor 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 Naylor against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Naylor
Is Naylor a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Naylor ranks 47,977th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, clean air, and walkability, and lowest on low incomes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Naylor expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $102,596. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $40,633 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Naylor safe?
Naylor is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $634 per resident a year.
Compare Naylor with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Naylor. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Naylor 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.
Naylor detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Naylor: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Naylor: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Naylor: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Naylor: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Naylor 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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