Best PlacesRandles, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Randles, 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.
Randles ranks 43,187th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Randles
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.
Randles' strengths and weaknesses
Where Randles ranks high
- Cheap childcare$435 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Short commute24.6 minutes each way, better than 65% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 63% of towns
Where Randles ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 17% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Randles
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Randles home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,946, 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 Randles' effective rate of 0.62%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Randles
Randles runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Randles.
Who works in Randles, and how
Work in Randles centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Randles
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Randles.
What the weather is like in Randles, month by month
Randles sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Randles
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around Randles
Schools across Randles average a C+, better than 45% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Oran Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Bell City Elem.C+ · 35% proficient
- Delta Elem.D+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Oran High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Bell City HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Delta HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Randles school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Randles 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 Randles against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Randles
Is Randles a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Randles ranks 43,187th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and state finances, and lowest on tree cover and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Randles expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $126,757. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $61,946 median income, cost of living beats 40% of towns.
Is Randles safe?
Randles is safer than 22% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $517 per resident a year.
Compare Randles with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Randles. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Randles 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.
Randles detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Randles: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Randles: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Randles: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Randles: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Randles 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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