Best PlacesPurdin, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Purdin, 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.
Purdin ranks 28,528th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Purdin
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.
Purdin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Purdin ranks high
- Cheap childcare$435 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 135 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 72% of towns
Where Purdin ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute34.9 minutes each way, better than only 14% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 17% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Purdin
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Purdin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,439, 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 Purdin's effective rate of 0.56%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Purdin
Purdin's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Purdin.
Who works in Purdin, and how
Work in Purdin centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Purdin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Purdin.
What the weather is like in Purdin, month by month
Purdin sees roughly 135 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 27° | 20° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Purdin
The nearest airport, Kirksville Regional, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around Purdin
Schools across Purdin average a B−, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brookfield Elem.B · 45% proficient
- Meadville Elem.C+ · 38% proficient
- Linn Co. Elem.C− · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brookfield MiddleA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Meadville HighA− · 60% proficient
- Linn Co. HighB− · 42% proficient
- Bucklin HighC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Purdin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Purdin 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 Purdin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Purdin
Is Purdin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Purdin ranks 28,528th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, the weather, and heat safety, and lowest on empty homes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Purdin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $163,396. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $58,439 median income, cost of living beats 42% of towns.
Is Purdin safe?
Yes, Purdin is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $290 per resident a year.
Compare Purdin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Purdin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Purdin 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.
Purdin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Purdin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Purdin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Purdin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Purdin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Purdin 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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