Best PlacesRacola, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Racola, 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.
Racola ranks 46,596th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Racola
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.
Racola's strengths and weaknesses
Where Racola ranks high
- Cheap childcare$386 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 78% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
Where Racola ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of towns
- Household income$45,736 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Short commute37.0 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Racola
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Racola home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,736, 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 Racola's effective rate of 0.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Racola
Racola runs younger 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 Racola.
Who works in Racola, and how
Work in Racola centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Racola
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Racola.
What the weather is like in Racola, month by month
Racola sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Racola
St Louis Lambert International sits about 54 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 Racola
Schools across Racola average a C, better than 39% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Potosi Elem.B+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Trojan IntermediateB+ · 51% proficient
- Kingston MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Potosi HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Kingston HighC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Racola school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Racola 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 Racola against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Racola
Is Racola a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Racola ranks 46,596th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on the weather and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Racola expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $180,309. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $45,736 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Racola safe?
Racola is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $487 per resident a year.
Compare Racola with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Racola. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Racola 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.
Racola detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Racola: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Racola: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Racola: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Racola: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Racola 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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