Best PlacesWheatland, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wheatland, 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.
Wheatland ranks 47,423rd 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 Wheatland
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.
Wheatland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wheatland ranks high
- Cheap childcare$291 a month, better than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 69% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 66% of towns
Where Wheatland ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$35,420 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wheatland
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wheatland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $35,420; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Wheatland's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wheatland
Wheatland runs older 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 Wheatland.
Who works in Wheatland, and how
Work in Wheatland centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Wheatland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wheatland.
What the weather is like in Wheatland, month by month
Wheatland sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 45° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Wheatland
The nearest airport, Springfield-Branson Ntl, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wheatland
Schools across Wheatland average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hermitage Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
- Wheatland Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hermitage MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Wheatland HighC− · 30% proficient
- Hermitage HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wheatland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wheatland 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 Wheatland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wheatland
Is Wheatland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wheatland ranks 47,423rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and state finances, and lowest on health outcomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wheatland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $150,624. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $35,420 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Wheatland safe?
Wheatland is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $480 per resident a year.
Compare Wheatland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wheatland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wheatland 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.
Wheatland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wheatland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wheatland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wheatland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wheatland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wheatland 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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