Best PlacesTin Town, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tin Town, 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.
Tin Town ranks 26,671st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tin Town
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.
Tin Town's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tin Town ranks high
- Cheap childcare$388 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 78% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 74% of towns
Where Tin Town ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute32.6 minutes each way, better than only 22% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 24% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tin Town
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tin Town home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,412, 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 Tin Town's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 Tin Town
Tin Town 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 Tin Town.
Who works in Tin Town, and how
Work in Tin Town centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Tin Town
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tin Town.
What the weather is like in Tin Town, month by month
Tin Town sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 23° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Tin Town
The nearest airport, Springfield-Branson Ntl, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 152 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tin Town
Schools across Tin Town average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fair Grove Elem.B · 50% proficient
- Pleasant Hope Elem.C · 33% proficient
- Mallory Elem.C− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fair Grove MiddleB · 47% proficient
- Buffalo MiddleC · 33% proficient
- Pleasant Hope MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Fair Grove HighB− · 45% proficient
- Buffalo HighD · 23% proficient
- Pleasant Hope HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tin Town school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tin Town 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 Tin Town against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tin Town
Is Tin Town a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tin Town ranks 26,671st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and low property taxes, and lowest on the weather and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tin Town expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $245,336. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $77,412 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Tin Town safe?
Yes, Tin Town is safer than 65% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $313 per resident a year.
Compare Tin Town with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tin Town. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tin Town 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.
Tin Town detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tin Town: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tin Town: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tin Town: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tin Town: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tin Town 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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