Best PlacesSlagle, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Slagle, 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.
Slagle ranks 39,967th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Slagle
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.
Slagle's strengths and weaknesses
Where Slagle ranks high
- Cheap childcare$414 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- BikingBetter than 69% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 67% of towns
Where Slagle ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of towns
- Short commute33.5 minutes each way, better than only 18% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Slagle
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Slagle home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,464, 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 Slagle's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 Slagle
Slagle runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Slagle.
Who works in Slagle, and how
Work in Slagle centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Slagle
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Slagle.
What the weather is like in Slagle, month by month
Slagle sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 23° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Slagle
The nearest airport, Springfield-Branson Ntl, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 141 miles away.
The best schools in and around Slagle
Schools across Slagle average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bolivar Intermediate Sch.B− · 42% proficient
- Marion C. Early Elem.C · 35% proficient
- Halfway Elem.C · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bolivar MiddleB− · 39% proficient
- Marion C. Early Junior HighC− · 28% proficient
- Pleasant Hope MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Marion C. Early HighB · 47% proficient
- Bolivar HighB · 46% proficient
- Halfway SecondaryC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Slagle school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Slagle 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 Slagle against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Slagle
Is Slagle a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Slagle ranks 39,967th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and state finances, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Slagle expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $223,503. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $59,464 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Slagle safe?
Slagle is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $480 per resident a year.
Compare Slagle with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Slagle. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Slagle 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.
Slagle detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Slagle: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Slagle: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Slagle: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Slagle: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Slagle 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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