Best PlacesTebbetts, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tebbetts, 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.
Tebbetts ranks 25,432nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tebbetts
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.
Tebbetts' strengths and weaknesses
Where Tebbetts ranks high
- Cheap childcare$498 a month, better than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 78% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 73% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Short commute23.5 minutes each way, better than 72% of towns
Where Tebbetts ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 26% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 28% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tebbetts
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tebbetts home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,090, 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 Tebbetts' effective rate of 0.58%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tebbetts
Tebbetts's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tebbetts.
Who works in Tebbetts, and how
Work in Tebbetts centers on retail trade and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Tebbetts
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tebbetts.
What the weather is like in Tebbetts, month by month
Tebbetts sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Tebbetts
The nearest airport, Columbia Regional, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tebbetts
Schools across Tebbetts average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Elem.B · 50% proficient
- Callaway Hills Elem.C · 33% proficient
- New Bloomfield Elem.C− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Callaway MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Lewis And Clark MiddleC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Jefferson City HighB+ · 52% proficient
- New Bloomfield HighC+ · 39% proficient
- South Callaway HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tebbetts school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tebbetts 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 Tebbetts against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tebbetts
Is Tebbetts a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tebbetts ranks 25,432nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, few empty homes, and a strong job market, and lowest on air quality and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tebbetts expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $262,265. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $75,090 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Tebbetts safe?
Yes, Tebbetts is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $289 per resident a year.
Compare Tebbetts with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tebbetts. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tebbetts 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.
Tebbetts detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tebbetts: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tebbetts: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tebbetts: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tebbetts: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tebbetts 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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