Best PlacesReadsville, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Readsville, 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.
Readsville ranks 48,350th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Readsville
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.
Readsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Readsville ranks high
- Cheap childcare$498 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 70% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 66% of towns
Where Readsville ranks low
- Short commute43.6 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Readsville
A household needs to earn about $19,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Readsville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,599, 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 Readsville's effective rate of 0.63%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Readsville
Readsville runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Readsville.
Who works in Readsville, and how
Work in Readsville centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Readsville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Readsville.
What the weather is like in Readsville, month by month
Readsville sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 65° | 52° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Readsville
The nearest airport, Columbia Regional, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 71 miles away.
The best schools in and around Readsville
Schools across Readsville average a C+, better than 41% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Williamsburg Elem.C− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Callaway MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Chamois HighB · 47% proficient
- South Callaway HighC+ · 37% proficient
- North Callaway HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Readsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Readsville 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 Readsville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Readsville
Is Readsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Readsville ranks 48,350th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and state finances, and lowest on long commutes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Readsville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $74,811. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $50,599 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Readsville safe?
Readsville is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $625 per resident a year.
Compare Readsville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Readsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Readsville 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.
Readsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Readsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Readsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Readsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Readsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Readsville 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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