Best PlacesVersailles, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Versailles, 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.
Versailles ranks 37,166th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Versailles
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.
Versailles' strengths and weaknesses
Where Versailles ranks high
- Cheap childcare$384 a month, better than 99% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 87% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- BikingBetter than 76% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 75% of towns
Where Versailles ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$50,543 median, better than only 13% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Versailles
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Versailles home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,543, 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 Versailles' effective rate of 0.43%, 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 Versailles
Versailles'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 Versailles.
Who works in Versailles, and how
Work in Versailles centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Versailles
Versailles has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Versailles and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Versailles, month by month
Versailles sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Versailles
The nearest airport, Columbia Regional, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 118 miles away.
The best schools in and around Versailles
Schools across Versailles average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Eldon Upper Elem.B+ · 52% proficient
- High Point Elem.B · 48% proficient
- Latham Elem.B · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Morgan Co. MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Eldon HighB · 48% proficient
- Morgan Co. R-i HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Tipton HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Versailles school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Versailles 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 Versailles against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Versailles
Is Versailles a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Versailles ranks 37,166th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, walkability, and low property taxes, and lowest on education levels and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Versailles expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $147,506. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $50,543 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Versailles safe?
Versailles is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $376 per resident a year.
Compare Versailles with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Versailles. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Versailles 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.
Versailles detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Versailles: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Versailles: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Versailles: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Versailles: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Versailles 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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