Best PlacesRedford, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Redford, 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.
Redford ranks 47,830th 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 Redford
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.
Redford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Redford ranks high
- Cheap childcare$354 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 72% of towns
Where Redford ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Household income$41,715 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Redford
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Redford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,715, 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 Redford's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Redford
Redford 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 Redford.
Who works in Redford, and how
Work in Redford centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Redford
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Redford.
What the weather is like in Redford, month by month
Redford 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 Redford
The nearest airport, Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field, is about 74 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around Redford
Schools across Redford average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Centerville Elem.B+ · 52% proficient
- Ellington ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Lesterville ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clearwater MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Lesterville High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Bunker HighC− · 27% proficient
- South Iron HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Redford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Redford 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 Redford against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Redford
Is Redford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Redford ranks 47,830th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on the weather and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Redford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $159,049. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $41,715 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Redford safe?
Redford is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $593 per resident a year.
Compare Redford with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Redford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Redford 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.
Redford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Redford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Redford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Redford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Redford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Redford 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.