Best PlacesUlman, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ulman, 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.
Ulman ranks 34,188th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ulman
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.
Ulman's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ulman ranks high
- Cheap childcare$408 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 80% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 71% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 61% of towns
Where Ulman ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 20% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ulman
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ulman home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,242, 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 Ulman's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ulman
Ulman'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 Ulman.
Who works in Ulman, and how
Work in Ulman centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Ulman
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ulman.
What the weather is like in Ulman, month by month
Ulman sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 25° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Ulman
The nearest airport, Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 119 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ulman
Schools across Ulman average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Osage Upper Elem.B− · 41% proficient
- Miller Co. Elem.C · 33% proficient
- Iberia Elem.C · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Osage MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Osage HighB− · 45% proficient
- Iberia HighC− · 30% proficient
- Tuscumbia HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ulman school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ulman 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 Ulman against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ulman
Is Ulman a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ulman ranks 34,188th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and state finances, and lowest on cell coverage and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ulman expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $188,093. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $70,242 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Ulman safe?
Yes, Ulman is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $349 per resident a year.
Compare Ulman with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ulman. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ulman 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.
Ulman detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ulman: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ulman: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ulman: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ulman: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ulman 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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