Best PlacesRockview, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rockview, 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.
Rockview ranks 31,005th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Rockview
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.
Rockview's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rockview ranks high
- Cheap childcare$415 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 77% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
Where Rockview ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 7% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 23% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rockview
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rockview home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,987, 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 Rockview's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rockview
Rockview's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rockview.
Who works in Rockview, and how
Work in Rockview centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Rockview
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rockview.
What the weather is like in Rockview, month by month
Rockview sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Rockview
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 115 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rockview
Schools across Rockview average a C, better than 41% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kelso Elem.A− · 58% proficient
- Chaffee Elem.C− · 28% proficient
- Delta Elem.D+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Oran High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Delta HighC− · 30% proficient
- Chaffee Jr.-sr. HighC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rockview school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rockview 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 Rockview against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rockview
Is Rockview a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rockview ranks 31,005th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and low property taxes, 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 Rockview expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $235,369. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $84,987 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Rockview safe?
Rockview is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $392 per resident a year.
Compare Rockview with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rockview. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rockview 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.
Rockview detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rockview: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rockview: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rockview: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rockview: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rockview 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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