Best PlacesWarrensburg, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Warrensburg, 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.
Warrensburg ranks 1,352nd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Warrensburg
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.
Warrensburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Warrensburg ranks high
- Cheap childcare$457 a month, better than 99% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of cities
- Short commute20.7 minutes each way, better than 84% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 80% of cities
Where Warrensburg ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 15% of cities
- Household income$66,502 median, better than only 17% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Warrensburg
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Warrensburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,502, 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 Warrensburg's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Warrensburg
Warrensburg runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Warrensburg.
Who works in Warrensburg, and how
Work in Warrensburg centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Warrensburg
Warrensburg has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of cities and more parkland per resident than 82% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Warrensburg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Warrensburg, month by month
Warrensburg sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 44° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Warrensburg
Kansas City International sits about 65 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.7 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Warrensburg
Schools across Warrensburg average a B−, better than 46% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Crest Ridge Elem.B− · 43% proficient
- Knob Noster Elem.B− · 42% proficient
- Martin Warren Elem.C+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Knob Noster MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
- Leeton MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Odessa MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Knob Noster HighB · 50% proficient
- Concordia HighB− · 42% proficient
- Warrensburg HighB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Warrensburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Warrensburg 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 Warrensburg against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Warrensburg suits
Families
Schools land around the 46th percentile and crime safety beats 75%.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Warrensburg
Is Warrensburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Warrensburg ranks 1,352nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low disaster risk, and short commutes, and lowest on the weather 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 Warrensburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $228,571. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $66,502 median income, cost of living beats 28% of cities.
Is Warrensburg safe?
Yes, Warrensburg is safer than 75% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $314 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Warrensburg?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 24. That works out to about 57 pleasant days a year, more than 3% of cities.
Is Warrensburg good for families?
Schools beat 46% of cities, crime safety beats 75%, and childcare runs $457 a month.
Compare Warrensburg with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Warrensburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Warrensburg 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.
Warrensburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Warrensburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Warrensburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Warrensburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Warrensburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Warrensburg 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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