Best PlacesSouth Gorin, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Gorin, 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.
South Gorin ranks 45,891st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Gorin
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.
South Gorin's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Gorin ranks high
- Cheap childcare$436 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 75% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 72% of towns
Where South Gorin ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Gorin
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Gorin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,974, 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 South Gorin's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in South Gorin
South Gorin runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South Gorin.
Who works in South Gorin, and how
Work in South Gorin centers on manufacturing and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in South Gorin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Gorin.
What the weather is like in South Gorin, month by month
South Gorin sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 47° |
Flying in and out of South Gorin
The nearest airport, Kirksville Regional, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 142 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Gorin
Schools across South Gorin average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Scotland Co. Elem.C− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Scotland Co. HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Gorin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Gorin 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 South Gorin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Gorin
Is South Gorin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Gorin ranks 45,891st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and civic engagement, and lowest on noise and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Gorin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $114,521. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $72,974 median income, cost of living beats 63% of towns.
Is South Gorin safe?
South Gorin is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $740 per resident a year.
Compare South Gorin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Gorin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Gorin 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.
South Gorin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Gorin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Gorin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Gorin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Gorin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Gorin 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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