Best PlacesOglesville, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oglesville, 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.
Oglesville ranks 46,986th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Oglesville
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.
Oglesville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oglesville ranks high
- Cheap childcare$374 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 75% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
Where Oglesville ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Household income$44,045 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Oglesville
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oglesville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,045, 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 Oglesville's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Oglesville
Oglesville's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Oglesville.
Who works in Oglesville, and how
Work in Oglesville centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Oglesville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Oglesville.
What the weather is like in Oglesville, month by month
Oglesville sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 49° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Oglesville
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 60 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oglesville
Schools across Oglesville average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Neelyville Elem.B+ · 53% proficient
- Qulin ElementaryC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Qulin MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Neelyville HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Twin Rivers HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oglesville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oglesville 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 Oglesville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Oglesville
Is Oglesville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oglesville ranks 46,986th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, clean air, and a stable housing market, and lowest on health outcomes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oglesville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $89,497. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $44,045 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Oglesville safe?
Oglesville is safer than 17% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $561 per resident a year.
Compare Oglesville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oglesville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oglesville 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.
Oglesville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oglesville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oglesville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oglesville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oglesville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oglesville 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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