Best PlacesSavannah, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Savannah, 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.
Savannah ranks 19,280th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Savannah
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.
Savannah's strengths and weaknesses
Where Savannah ranks high
- Cheap childcare$489 a month, better than 93% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of towns
- Short commute19.5 minutes each way, better than 89% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of towns
Where Savannah ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 27% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 27% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 28% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Savannah
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Savannah home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,716, 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 Savannah's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 Savannah
Savannah runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Savannah.
Who works in Savannah, and how
Work in Savannah centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Savannah
Savannah has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of towns and more parkland per resident than 95% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Savannah and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Savannah, month by month
Savannah sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Savannah
Kansas City International sits about 44 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.7 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Savannah
Schools across Savannah average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Avenue City Elem.A+ · 75% proficient
- John Glenn Elem.A− · 57% proficient
- Helena Elem.A− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Savannah MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- North Andrew MiddleC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- South Nodaway HighB− · 40% proficient
- South Holt HighC · 33% proficient
- Savannah HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Savannah school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Savannah 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 Savannah against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Savannah
Is Savannah a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Savannah ranks 19,280th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, walkability, and short commutes, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Savannah expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,712. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $65,716 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Savannah safe?
Yes, Savannah is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $360 per resident a year.
Compare Savannah with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Savannah. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Savannah 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.
Savannah detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Savannah: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Savannah: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Savannah: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Savannah: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Savannah 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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