Best PlacesRepublic, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Republic, 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.
Republic ranks 15,571st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Republic
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.
Republic's strengths and weaknesses
Where Republic ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of towns
- BikingBetter than 88% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 87% of towns
Where Republic ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 9% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 24% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Republic
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Republic home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,594, 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 Republic's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Republic
Republic runs younger 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 Republic.
Who works in Republic, and how
Work in Republic centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Republic
Republic has more parkland per resident than 82% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Republic and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Republic, month by month
Republic sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 23° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Republic
The nearest airport, Springfield-Branson Ntl, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 165 miles away.
The best schools in and around Republic
Schools across Republic average a B+, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Price ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Schofield ElementaryA · 62% proficient
- Sweeny ElementaryA− · 61% proficient
Top middle schools
- Willard Intermediate NorthB+ · 51% proficient
- Republic MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- Mt. Vernon MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Republic HighB+ · 54% proficient
- Willard HighB · 50% proficient
- Billings Sr. HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Republic school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Republic 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 Republic against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Republic suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Republic
Is Republic a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Republic ranks 15,571st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, cell coverage, and biking, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Republic expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $218,993. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $70,594 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is Republic safe?
Yes, Republic is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $325 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Republic?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 23. That works out to about 61 pleasant days a year, more than 10% of towns.
Is Republic good for families?
Schools beat 77% of towns, crime safety beats 72%, and childcare runs $661 a month.
Compare Republic with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Republic. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Republic 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.
Republic detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Republic: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Republic: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Republic: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Republic: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Republic 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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