Best PlacesTindall, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tindall, 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.
Tindall ranks 24,196th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tindall
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.
Tindall's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tindall ranks high
- Cheap childcare$395 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Short commute21.9 minutes each way, better than 80% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 76% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
Where Tindall ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 13% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 21% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tindall
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tindall home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,645, 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 Tindall'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 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 Tindall
Tindall'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 Tindall.
Who works in Tindall, and how
Work in Tindall centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Tindall
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tindall.
What the weather is like in Tindall, month by month
Tindall sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 44° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Tindall
The nearest airport, Kirksville Regional, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 84 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tindall
Schools across Tindall average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pleasant View Elem.B · 50% proficient
- Rissler Elem.C+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Trenton MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Trenton Sr. HighC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tindall school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tindall 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 Tindall against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tindall
Is Tindall a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tindall ranks 24,196th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and short commutes, and lowest on biking and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tindall expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,773. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $70,645 median income, cost of living beats 67% of towns.
Is Tindall safe?
Yes, Tindall is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $274 per resident a year.
Compare Tindall with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tindall. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tindall 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.
Tindall detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tindall: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tindall: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tindall: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tindall: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tindall 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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