Best PlacesRoselle, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Roselle, 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.
Roselle ranks 37,345th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Roselle
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.
Roselle's strengths and weaknesses
Where Roselle ranks high
- Cheap childcare$408 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 79% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 79% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
Where Roselle ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Roselle
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Roselle home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,468, 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 Roselle's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Roselle
Roselle'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 Roselle.
Who works in Roselle, and how
Work in Roselle centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Roselle
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Roselle.
What the weather is like in Roselle, month by month
Roselle sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Roselle
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 63 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 79 miles away.
The best schools in and around Roselle
Schools across Roselle average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Arcadia Valley Elem.B− · 40% proficient
- Bismarck R-v Elem.C− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln IntermediateB · 45% proficient
- Arcadia Valley MiddleC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Farmington Sr. HighB+ · 57% proficient
- Arcadia Valley HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Roselle school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Roselle 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 Roselle against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Roselle
Is Roselle a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Roselle ranks 37,345th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on biking and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Roselle expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $110,017. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $70,468 median income, cost of living beats 62% of towns.
Is Roselle safe?
Roselle is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $521 per resident a year.
Compare Roselle with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Roselle. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Roselle 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.
Roselle detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Roselle: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Roselle: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Roselle: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Roselle: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Roselle 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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