Best PlacesThomas Hill, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Thomas Hill, 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.
Thomas Hill ranks 29,552nd 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 Thomas Hill
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.
Thomas Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Thomas Hill ranks high
- Cheap childcare$397 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 134 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 83% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 83% of towns
Where Thomas Hill ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Thomas Hill
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Thomas Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,734, 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 Thomas Hill's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 Thomas Hill
Thomas Hill's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Thomas Hill.
Who works in Thomas Hill, and how
Work in Thomas Hill centers on transportation & warehousing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Thomas Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Thomas Hill.
What the weather is like in Thomas Hill, month by month
Thomas Hill sees roughly 134 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 27° | 20° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Thomas Hill
The nearest airport, Kirksville Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Thomas Hill
Schools across Thomas Hill average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Westran Elem.B+ · 53% proficient
- Salisbury Elem.C− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Westran MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Salisbury HighB− · 42% proficient
- Westran HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Thomas Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Thomas Hill 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 Thomas Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Thomas Hill
Is Thomas Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Thomas Hill ranks 29,552nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and the weather, and lowest on air quality and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Thomas Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $199,805. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $61,734 median income, cost of living beats 39% of towns.
Is Thomas Hill safe?
Yes, Thomas Hill is safer than 83% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $242 per resident a year.
Compare Thomas Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Thomas Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Thomas Hill 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.
Thomas Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Thomas Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Thomas Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Thomas Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Thomas Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Thomas Hill 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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