Best PlacesNeosho, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Neosho, 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.
Neosho ranks 29,350th 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 Neosho
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.
Neosho's strengths and weaknesses
Where Neosho ranks high
- Cheap childcare$445 a month, better than 97% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of towns
- BikingBetter than 82% of towns
- Short commute21.9 minutes each way, better than 80% of towns
Where Neosho ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 7% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 25% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 28% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Neosho
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Neosho home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,389, 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 Neosho'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 Neosho
Neosho runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Neosho.
Who works in Neosho, and how
Work in Neosho centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Neosho
Neosho has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of towns and more parkland per resident than 89% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Neosho and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Neosho, month by month
Neosho sees roughly 77 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 Neosho
The nearest airport, Joplin Regional, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 169 miles away.
The best schools in and around Neosho
Schools across Neosho average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- George Washington Carver Elem.B · 50% proficient
- South Elem.B− · 43% proficient
- Goodman Elem.B− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Seneca Intermediate SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Neosho Jr. HighB− · 42% proficient
- Middle Sch.C+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- East Newton HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Neosho HighC · 31% proficient
- Seneca HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Neosho school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Neosho 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 Neosho against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Neosho suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Neosho
Is Neosho a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Neosho ranks 29,350th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, walkability, and cell coverage, and lowest on noise and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Neosho expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $173,057. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $63,389 median income, cost of living beats 47% of towns.
Is Neosho safe?
Neosho is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $355 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Neosho?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 28. That works out to about 77 pleasant days a year, more than 40% of towns.
Is Neosho good for families?
Schools beat 49% of towns, crime safety beats 54%, and childcare runs $445 a month.
Compare Neosho with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Neosho. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Neosho 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.
Neosho detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Neosho: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Neosho: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Neosho: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Neosho: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Neosho 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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