Best PlacesReger, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Reger, 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.
Reger ranks 36,450th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Reger
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.
Reger's strengths and weaknesses
Where Reger ranks high
- Cheap childcare$408 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Short commute18.4 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 135 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of towns
Where Reger ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Reger
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Reger home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,533, 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 Reger's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Reger
Reger's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Reger.
Who works in Reger, and how
Work in Reger centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Reger
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Reger.
What the weather is like in Reger, month by month
Reger sees roughly 135 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 27° | 20° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Reger
The nearest airport, Kirksville Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Reger
Schools across Reger average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Milan Elem.C− · 30% proficient
- Grundy Co. Elem.C− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Milan HighC− · 27% proficient
- Grundy Co. HighD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Reger school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Reger 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 Reger against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Reger
Is Reger a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Reger ranks 36,450th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and the weather, and lowest on empty homes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Reger expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $156,983. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $62,533 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Reger safe?
Reger is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $631 per resident a year.
Compare Reger with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Reger. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Reger 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.
Reger detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Reger: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Reger: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Reger: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Reger: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Reger 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.