Best PlacesTruxton, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Truxton, 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.
Truxton ranks 28,598th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Truxton
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.
Truxton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Truxton ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- Cheap childcare$525 a month, better than 90% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 77% of towns
- Household income$90,218 median, better than 77% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
Where Truxton ranks low
- Short commute39.3 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Truxton
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Truxton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,218, 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 Truxton's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 Truxton
Truxton 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 Truxton.
Who works in Truxton, and how
Work in Truxton centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Truxton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Truxton.
What the weather is like in Truxton, month by month
Truxton sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Truxton
St Louis Lambert International sits about 49 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.5 million passengers in 2025, with 114 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Truxton
Schools across Truxton average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Silex Elem.B · 50% proficient
- Hawk Point Elem.B · 47% proficient
- Jonesburg Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Troy MiddleB− · 41% proficient
- Montgomery Co. MiddleC+ · 36% proficient
- Black Hawk MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Troy Buchanan HighB · 48% proficient
- Silex HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Warrenton HighC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Truxton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Truxton 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 Truxton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Truxton
Is Truxton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Truxton ranks 28,598th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, affordable childcare, and what local pay buys, and lowest on long commutes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Truxton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $261,607. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $90,218 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Truxton safe?
Truxton is safer than 49% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $353 per resident a year.
Compare Truxton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Truxton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Truxton 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.
Truxton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Truxton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Truxton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Truxton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Truxton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Truxton 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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