Best PlacesTauria, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tauria, 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.
Tauria ranks 37,900th 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 Tauria
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.
Tauria's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tauria ranks high
- Cheap childcare$444 a month, better than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 71% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 70% of towns
Where Tauria ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 26% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tauria
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tauria home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $64,104, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Tauria's effective rate of 0.45%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tauria
Tauria 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 Tauria.
Who works in Tauria, and how
Work in Tauria centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Tauria
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tauria.
What the weather is like in Tauria, month by month
Tauria sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, 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 | 46° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 71° | 60° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Tauria
The nearest airport, Branson, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 189 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tauria
Schools across Tauria average a C, better than 33% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Highlandville Elem.B− · 40% proficient
- Reeds Spring Elem.C · 33% proficient
- Galena-abesville Elem.D · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Reeds Spring IntermediateC+ · 37% proficient
- Spokane MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Spokane HighC · 33% proficient
- Reeds Spring HighC · 32% proficient
- Galena HighD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tauria school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tauria 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 Tauria against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tauria
Is Tauria a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tauria ranks 37,900th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and state finances, and lowest on internet speeds and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tauria expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $302,522. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $64,104 median income, cost of living beats 26% of towns.
Is Tauria safe?
Tauria is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $396 per resident a year.
Compare Tauria with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tauria. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tauria 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.
Tauria detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tauria: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tauria: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tauria: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tauria: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tauria 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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