Best PlacesNew Point, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Point, 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.
New Point ranks 41,071st 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 New Point
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.
New Point's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Point ranks high
- Cheap childcare$423 a month, better than 98% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 62% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 92 pleasant days a year, better than 62% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 61% of towns
Where New Point ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 17% of towns
- Household income$54,524 median, better than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Point
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Point home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,524, 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 New Point's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 New Point
New Point 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 New Point.
Who works in New Point, and how
Work in New Point centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, 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 New Point
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Point.
What the weather is like in New Point, month by month
New Point sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of New Point
Kansas City International sits about 56 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.7 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around New Point
Schools across New Point average a C+, better than 45% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mound City Elem.A+ · 88% proficient
- North Andrew Elem.B+ · 53% proficient
- South Holt Elem.C+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mound City MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- North Andrew MiddleC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- South Holt HighC · 33% proficient
- Nodaway-holt Ms/hsC · 33% proficient
- North Andrew HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Point school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Point 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 New Point against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Point
Is New Point a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Point ranks 41,071st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state finances, and a stable housing market, and lowest on biking and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Point expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $123,426. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $54,524 median income, cost of living beats 31% of towns.
Is New Point safe?
New Point is safer than 43% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $391 per resident a year.
Compare New Point with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Point. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Point 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.
New Point detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Point: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Point: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Point: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Point: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Point 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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