Best PlacesVirgil City, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Virgil City, 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.
Virgil City ranks 30,407th 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 Virgil City
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.
Virgil City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Virgil City ranks high
- Cheap childcare$374 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 79% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 75% of towns
- Household income$87,822 median, better than 74% of towns
Where Virgil City ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Virgil City
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Virgil City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,822, 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 Virgil City'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, 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 Virgil City
Virgil City runs younger 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 Virgil City.
Who works in Virgil City, and how
Work in Virgil City centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Virgil City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Virgil City.
What the weather is like in Virgil City, month by month
Virgil City sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 46, 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 | 46° | 33° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Virgil City
The nearest airport, Joplin Regional, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Virgil City
Schools across Virgil City average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- El Dorado Springs Elem.D+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nevada MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- El Dorado Springs MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Nevada HighC+ · 38% proficient
- El Dorado Springs HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Virgil City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Virgil City 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 Virgil City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Virgil City
Is Virgil City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Virgil City ranks 30,407th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, and what local pay buys, and lowest on health outcomes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Virgil City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $197,558. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $87,822 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Virgil City safe?
Virgil City is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $356 per resident a year.
Compare Virgil City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Virgil City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Virgil City 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.
Virgil City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Virgil City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Virgil City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Virgil City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Virgil City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Virgil City 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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