Best PlacesStanton, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stanton, 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.
Stanton ranks 25,719th 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 Stanton
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.
Stanton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Stanton ranks high
- Cheap childcare$496 a month, better than 93% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 72% of towns
Where Stanton ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 15% of towns
- Short commute34.2 minutes each way, better than only 16% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 21% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Stanton
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Stanton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,459, 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 Stanton'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 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 Stanton
Stanton runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Stanton.
Who works in Stanton, and how
Work in Stanton centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Stanton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Stanton.
What the weather is like in Stanton, month by month
Stanton sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Stanton
St Louis Lambert International sits about 52 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.5 million passengers in 2025, with 114 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Stanton
Schools across Stanton average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Spring Bluff Elem.A · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sullivan MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Sullivan Sr. HighB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stanton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stanton 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 Stanton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Stanton
Is Stanton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stanton ranks 25,719th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and a stable housing market, and lowest on noise and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Stanton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $219,477. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $70,459 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Stanton safe?
Yes, Stanton is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $294 per resident a year.
Compare Stanton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stanton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stanton 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.
Stanton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stanton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stanton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stanton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stanton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stanton 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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