Best PlacesPomona, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pomona, 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.
Pomona ranks 42,432nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pomona
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.
Pomona's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pomona ranks high
- Cheap childcare$369 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 74% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
Where Pomona ranks low
- Household income$42,188 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pomona
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pomona home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,188, 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 Pomona's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pomona
Pomona 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 Pomona.
Who works in Pomona, and how
Work in Pomona centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Pomona
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pomona.
What the weather is like in Pomona, month by month
Pomona sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 47° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Pomona
The nearest airport, Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field, is about 62 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 154 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pomona
Schools across Pomona average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mountain View Elem.B− · 40% proficient
- Willow Springs Elem.C+ · 38% proficient
- Richards Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Willow Springs MiddleB · 47% proficient
- Liberty MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Willow Springs HighB− · 43% proficient
- Liberty Sr. HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pomona school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pomona 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 Pomona against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pomona
Is Pomona a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pomona ranks 42,432nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, clean air, and low property taxes, and lowest on low incomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pomona expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $141,269. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $42,188 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Pomona safe?
Pomona is safer than 52% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $347 per resident a year.
Compare Pomona with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pomona. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pomona 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.
Pomona detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pomona: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pomona: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pomona: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pomona: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pomona 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.