Best PlacesRocky Comfort, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rocky Comfort, 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.
Rocky Comfort ranks 43,829th 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 Rocky Comfort
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.
Rocky Comfort's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rocky Comfort ranks high
- Cheap childcare$373 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- School gradeB−, better than 62% of towns
- QuietBetter than 61% of towns
Where Rocky Comfort ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
- Short commute38.2 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rocky Comfort
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rocky Comfort home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,733, 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 Rocky Comfort's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 Rocky Comfort
Rocky Comfort runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rocky Comfort.
Who works in Rocky Comfort, and how
Work in Rocky Comfort centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Rocky Comfort
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rocky Comfort.
What the weather is like in Rocky Comfort, month by month
Rocky Comfort sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, 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 | 45° | 35° | 28° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 47° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Rocky Comfort
The nearest airport, Northwest Arkansas Ntl, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 182 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rocky Comfort
Schools across Rocky Comfort average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rocky Comfort Elem.A− · 58% proficient
- TriwayC · 35% proficient
- Wheaton Elem.C− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- East Newton HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Mcdonald County HighC · 32% proficient
- Wheaton HighD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rocky Comfort school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rocky Comfort 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 Rocky Comfort against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rocky Comfort
Is Rocky Comfort a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rocky Comfort ranks 43,829th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and state finances, and lowest on the weather and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rocky Comfort expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $131,910. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $50,733 median income, cost of living beats 16% of towns.
Is Rocky Comfort safe?
Rocky Comfort is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $357 per resident a year.
Compare Rocky Comfort with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rocky Comfort. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rocky Comfort 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.
Rocky Comfort detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rocky Comfort: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rocky Comfort: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rocky Comfort: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rocky Comfort: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rocky Comfort 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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