Best PlacesOgborn, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ogborn, 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.
Ogborn ranks 25,698th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ogborn
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.
Ogborn's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ogborn ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- Cheap childcare$393 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 69% of towns
Where Ogborn ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 22% of towns
- Short commute31.8 minutes each way, better than only 25% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ogborn
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ogborn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,857, 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 Ogborn's effective rate of 0.60%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ogborn
Ogborn runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ogborn.
Who works in Ogborn, and how
Work in Ogborn centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Ogborn
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ogborn.
What the weather is like in Ogborn, month by month
Ogborn sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Ogborn
The nearest airport, Scott AFB/Midamerica St Louis, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ogborn
Schools across Ogborn average a B, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Roosevelt Elem.C+ · 38% proficient
- West Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln IntermediateB · 45% proficient
- Central MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Farmington Sr. HighB+ · 57% proficient
- Central HighB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ogborn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ogborn 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 Ogborn against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ogborn
Is Ogborn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ogborn ranks 25,698th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, affordable childcare, and a strong job market, and lowest on the weather and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ogborn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $221,522. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $79,857 median income, cost of living beats 69% of towns.
Is Ogborn safe?
Ogborn is safer than 31% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $446 per resident a year.
Compare Ogborn with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ogborn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ogborn 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.
Ogborn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ogborn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ogborn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ogborn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ogborn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ogborn 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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