Best PlacesStotts City, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stotts City, 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.
Stotts City ranks 24,132nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Stotts City
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.
Stotts City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Stotts City ranks high
- Cheap childcare$401 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
- Household income$106,321 median, better than 88% of towns
Where Stotts City ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Stotts City
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Stotts City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $106,321, 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 Stotts City's effective rate of 0.33%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Stotts City
Stotts City 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 Stotts City.
Who works in Stotts City, and how
Work in Stotts City centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Stotts City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Stotts City.
What the weather is like in Stotts City, month by month
Stotts City sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 28° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 47° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Stotts City
The nearest airport, Joplin Regional, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 157 miles away.
The best schools in and around Stotts City
Schools across Stotts City average a C+, better than 41% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mt. Vernon IntermediateB · 47% proficient
- Wildwood Elem.C · 35% proficient
- Central Elem.C · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mt. Vernon MiddleB− · 41% proficient
- Pierce City MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Pierce City HighB− · 40% proficient
- Mt. Vernon HighC− · 28% proficient
- Miller HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stotts City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stotts City 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 Stotts City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Stotts City
Is Stotts City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stotts City ranks 24,132nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, few empty homes, and low property taxes, and lowest on internet speeds and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Stotts City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $240,135. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $106,321 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Stotts City safe?
Stotts City is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $373 per resident a year.
Compare Stotts City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stotts City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stotts City 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.
Stotts City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stotts City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stotts City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stotts City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stotts City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stotts City 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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