Best PlacesSeligman, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Seligman, 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.
Seligman ranks 41,229th 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 Seligman
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.
Seligman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Seligman ranks high
- Cheap childcare$412 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 72% of towns
- BikingBetter than 64% of towns
Where Seligman ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of towns
- Short commute33.4 minutes each way, better than only 19% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Seligman
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Seligman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,078, 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 Seligman's effective rate of 0.32%, 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 Seligman
Seligman runs younger than the country, 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 Seligman.
Who works in Seligman, and how
Work in Seligman centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Seligman
Seligman has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Seligman and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Seligman, month by month
Seligman sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Seligman
The nearest airport, Northwest Arkansas Ntl, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 196 miles away.
The best schools in and around Seligman
Schools across Seligman average a C−, better than 20% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cassville IntermediateB · 47% proficient
- White Rock Elem.B− · 41% proficient
- Southwest Elem.D+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cassville MiddleC · 31% proficient
- Southwest MiddleD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Cassville HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Mcdonald County HighC · 32% proficient
- Southwest HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Seligman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Seligman 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 Seligman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Seligman
Is Seligman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Seligman ranks 41,229th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and state finances, and lowest on the weather and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Seligman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $172,936. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $59,078 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Seligman safe?
Yes, Seligman is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $313 per resident a year.
Compare Seligman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Seligman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Seligman 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.
Seligman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Seligman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Seligman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Seligman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Seligman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Seligman 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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