Best PlacesPowersville, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Powersville, 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.
Powersville ranks 42,781st 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 Powersville
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.
Powersville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Powersville ranks high
- Cheap childcare$374 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 83% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 81% of towns
- Short commute23.1 minutes each way, better than 74% of towns
Where Powersville ranks low
- Household income$44,005 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Powersville
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Powersville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,005, 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 Powersville's effective rate of 0.83%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Powersville
Powersville runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Powersville.
Who works in Powersville, and how
Work in Powersville centers on agriculture & forestry and admin & support services. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Powersville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Powersville.
What the weather is like in Powersville, month by month
Powersville sees roughly 97 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 24° | 18° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Powersville
The nearest airport, Kirksville Regional, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around Powersville
Schools across Powersville average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Mercer Elem.A · 65% proficient
- Putnam Co. Elem.B · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Putnam Co. MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Putnam Co. HighA− · 60% proficient
- Mercer HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Powersville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Powersville 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 Powersville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Powersville
Is Powersville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Powersville ranks 42,781st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and an educated workforce, 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 Powersville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $101,600. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $44,005 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Powersville safe?
Powersville is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $578 per resident a year.
Compare Powersville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Powersville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Powersville 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.
Powersville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Powersville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Powersville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Powersville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Powersville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Powersville 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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