Best PlacesPowersite, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Powersite, 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.
Powersite ranks 34,401st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Powersite
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.
Powersite's strengths and weaknesses
Where Powersite ranks high
- Cheap childcare$414 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 73% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 73% of towns
Where Powersite ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Short commute33.5 minutes each way, better than only 18% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 22% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Powersite
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Powersite home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,724, 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 Powersite's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Powersite
Powersite runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Powersite.
Who works in Powersite, and how
Work in Powersite centers on hospitality & food and real estate. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Powersite
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Powersite.
What the weather is like in Powersite, month by month
Powersite sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 69° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Powersite
The nearest airport, Branson, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 202 miles away.
The best schools in and around Powersite
Schools across Powersite average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Forsyth Elem.B− · 40% proficient
- Kirbyville Elem.B− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Forsyth MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- Cedar Ridge IntermediateB · 45% proficient
- Kirbyville MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Branson HighB− · 45% proficient
- Forsyth HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Powersite school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Powersite 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 Powersite against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Powersite
Is Powersite a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Powersite ranks 34,401st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, cell coverage, and low property taxes, and lowest on a weak job market and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Powersite expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $201,700. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $60,724 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Powersite safe?
Yes, Powersite is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $331 per resident a year.
Compare Powersite with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Powersite. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Powersite 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.
Powersite detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Powersite: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Powersite: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Powersite: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Powersite: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Powersite 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.