Best PlacesPeers, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Peers, 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.
Peers ranks 28,055th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Peers
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.
Peers' strengths and weaknesses
Where Peers ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap childcare$523 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 79% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 77% of towns
Where Peers ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of towns
- Short commute33.3 minutes each way, better than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Peers
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Peers home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $80,601; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Peers' effective rate of 0.49%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Peers
Peers runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Peers.
Who works in Peers, and how
Work in Peers centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Peers
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Peers.
What the weather is like in Peers, month by month
Peers sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Peers
St Louis Lambert International sits about 41 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.5 million passengers in 2025, with 114 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Peers
Schools across Peers average a B−, better than 63% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- New Haven Elem.B− · 43% proficient
- Campbellton ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Marthasville ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Haven MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Washington MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Wright City MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Washington High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- New Haven HighB− · 45% proficient
- Wright City HighC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Peers school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Peers 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 Peers against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Peers
Is Peers a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Peers ranks 28,055th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, affordable childcare, and civic engagement, and lowest on a weak job market and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Peers expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $335,813. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $80,601 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Peers safe?
Peers is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $618 per resident a year.
Compare Peers with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Peers. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Peers 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.
Peers detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Peers: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Peers: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Peers: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Peers: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Peers 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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