Best PlacesTurnerville, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Turnerville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Turnerville ranks 42,934th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Turnerville
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.
Turnerville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Turnerville ranks high
- Cheap childcare$364 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 72% of towns
Where Turnerville ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of towns
- Household income$54,330 median, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Turnerville
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Turnerville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,330, 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 Turnerville's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Turnerville
Turnerville'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 Turnerville.
Who works in Turnerville, and how
Work in Turnerville centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Turnerville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Turnerville.
What the weather is like in Turnerville, month by month
Turnerville sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 47° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Turnerville
The nearest airport, Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 140 miles away.
The best schools in and around Turnerville
Schools across Turnerville average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mountain View Elem.B− · 40% proficient
- Summersville Elem.C · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Liberty MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Liberty Sr. HighB− · 43% proficient
- Summersville HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Turnerville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Turnerville 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 Turnerville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Turnerville
Is Turnerville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Turnerville ranks 42,934th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, clean air, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Turnerville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $174,706. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $54,330 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Turnerville safe?
Turnerville is safer than 21% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $511 per resident a year.
Compare Turnerville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Turnerville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Turnerville 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.
Turnerville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Turnerville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Turnerville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Turnerville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Turnerville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Turnerville 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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