Best PlacesNixa, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nixa, 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.
Nixa ranks 661st of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Nixa
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.
Nixa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nixa ranks high
- Cheap childcare$523 a month, better than 98% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of cities
- School gradeA, better than 91% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of cities
Where Nixa ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 11% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 26% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Nixa
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nixa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,637, 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 Nixa's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Nixa
Nixa's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Nixa.
Who works in Nixa, and how
Work in Nixa centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Nixa
Nixa has more parkland per resident than 78% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Nixa and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Nixa, month by month
Nixa sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 23° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Nixa
The nearest airport, Springfield-Branson Ntl, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 174 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nixa
Schools across Nixa average an A, better than 91% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- John Thomas School Of DiscoverA+ · 73% proficient
- Mathews Elem.A · 71% proficient
- North Elem.A · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wilson's Creek 5-6 Inter. Ctr.A · 63% proficient
- Nixa Junior HighA · 62% proficient
- Nicholas A. Inman IntermediateA · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Nixa HighA · 70% proficient
- Republic HighB+ · 54% proficient
- Ozark HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nixa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nixa 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 Nixa against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Nixa suits
Common questions about living in Nixa
Is Nixa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nixa ranks 661st of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and low crime, and lowest on distance from a big city and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nixa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $284,494. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $90,637 median income, cost of living beats 68% of cities.
Is Nixa safe?
Yes, Nixa is safer than 92% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $224 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Nixa?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 23. That works out to about 61 pleasant days a year, more than 10% of cities.
Is Nixa good for families?
Schools beat 91% of cities, crime safety beats 92%, and childcare runs $523 a month.
Compare Nixa with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nixa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nixa 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.
Nixa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nixa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nixa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nixa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nixa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nixa 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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