Best PlacesNeier, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Neier, 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.
Neier ranks 16,732nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Neier
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.
Neier's strengths and weaknesses
Where Neier ranks high
- Cheap childcare$496 a month, better than 93% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of towns
Where Neier ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Neier
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Neier home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,933, 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 Neier's effective rate of 0.69%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Neier
Neier 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 Neier.
Who works in Neier, and how
Work in Neier centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Neier
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Neier.
What the weather is like in Neier, month by month
Neier sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Neier
St Louis Lambert International sits about 46 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 Neier
Schools across Neier average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Spring Bluff Elem.A · 67% proficient
- Beaufort Elem.B− · 40% proficient
- Central Elem.C · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sullivan MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Union MiddleB− · 39% proficient
- St. Clair Jr. HighC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Sullivan Sr. HighB · 48% proficient
- Union HighC+ · 37% proficient
- St. Clair HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Neier school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Neier 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 Neier against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Neier
Is Neier a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Neier ranks 16,732nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, civic engagement, and health care access, and lowest on biking and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Neier expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $255,787. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $79,933 median income, cost of living beats 72% of towns.
Is Neier safe?
Yes, Neier is safer than 86% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $232 per resident a year.
Compare Neier with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Neier. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Neier 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.
Neier detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Neier: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Neier: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Neier: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Neier: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Neier 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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