Best PlacesSturdivant, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sturdivant, 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.
Sturdivant ranks 40,557th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Sturdivant
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.
Sturdivant's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sturdivant ranks high
- Cheap childcare$401 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- QuietBetter than 74% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 73% of towns
Where Sturdivant ranks low
- Short commute41.0 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sturdivant
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sturdivant home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,069, 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 Sturdivant's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sturdivant
Sturdivant runs older 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 Sturdivant.
Who works in Sturdivant, and how
Work in Sturdivant centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Sturdivant
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sturdivant.
What the weather is like in Sturdivant, month by month
Sturdivant sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 49° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Sturdivant
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 119 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sturdivant
Schools across Sturdivant average a C, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Advance Elem.A · 63% proficient
- Puxico Elem.B− · 42% proficient
- Zalma Elem.D+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Puxico Jr. HighC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Puxico HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Zalma HighC · 33% proficient
- Advance HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sturdivant school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sturdivant 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 Sturdivant against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sturdivant
Is Sturdivant a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sturdivant ranks 40,557th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and quiet, and lowest on long commutes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sturdivant expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $129,242. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $76,069 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Sturdivant safe?
Sturdivant is safer than 22% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $517 per resident a year.
Compare Sturdivant with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sturdivant. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sturdivant 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.
Sturdivant detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sturdivant: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sturdivant: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sturdivant: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sturdivant: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sturdivant 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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