Best PlacesReeds Spring, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Reeds Spring, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Reeds Spring ranks 34,859th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Reeds Spring
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.
Reeds Spring's strengths and weaknesses
Where Reeds Spring ranks high
- Cheap childcare$432 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 76% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 76% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
Where Reeds Spring ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 19% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Reeds Spring
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Reeds Spring home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $62,541; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Reeds Spring's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Reeds Spring
Reeds Spring 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 Reeds Spring.
Who works in Reeds Spring, and how
Work in Reeds Spring centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Reeds Spring
Reeds Spring has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Reeds Spring and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Reeds Spring, month by month
Reeds Spring sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 71° | 60° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Reeds Spring
The nearest airport, Branson, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 194 miles away.
The best schools in and around Reeds Spring
Schools across Reeds Spring average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Buchanan ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Highlandville Elem.B− · 40% proficient
- Reeds Spring Elem.C · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Buchanan IntermediateB+ · 50% proficient
- Reeds Spring MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Reeds Spring IntermediateC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Branson HighB− · 45% proficient
- Spokane HighC · 33% proficient
- Reeds Spring HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Reeds Spring school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Reeds Spring 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 Reeds Spring against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Reeds Spring
Is Reeds Spring a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Reeds Spring ranks 34,859th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and health care access, and lowest on internet speeds and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Reeds Spring expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $275,606. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $62,541 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Reeds Spring safe?
Reeds Spring is safer than 52% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $360 per resident a year.
Compare Reeds Spring with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Reeds Spring. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Reeds Spring 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.
Reeds Spring detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Reeds Spring: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Reeds Spring: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Reeds Spring: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Reeds Spring: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Reeds Spring 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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