Best PlacesSpickard, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Spickard, 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.
Spickard ranks 35,838th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Spickard
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.
Spickard's strengths and weaknesses
Where Spickard ranks high
- Cheap childcare$383 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 76% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 76% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
Where Spickard ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 18% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 20% of towns
- Household income$57,299 median, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Spickard
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Spickard home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,299, 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 Spickard's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 Spickard
Spickard'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 Spickard.
Who works in Spickard, and how
Work in Spickard centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Spickard
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Spickard.
What the weather is like in Spickard, month by month
Spickard sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 44° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Spickard
The nearest airport, Kirksville Regional, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Spickard
Schools across Spickard average a C, better than 30% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Princeton R-v Elem.B · 47% proficient
- Rissler Elem.C+ · 38% proficient
- Grundy Co. Elem.C− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Trenton MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Princeton R-v Jr.-sr. HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Trenton Sr. HighC · 34% proficient
- Newtown-harris HighC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Spickard school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Spickard 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 Spickard against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Spickard
Is Spickard a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Spickard ranks 35,838th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and clean air, and lowest on education levels and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Spickard expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $117,042. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $57,299 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Spickard safe?
Yes, Spickard is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $309 per resident a year.
Compare Spickard with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Spickard. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Spickard 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.
Spickard detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Spickard: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Spickard: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Spickard: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Spickard: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Spickard 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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