Best PlacesWinigan, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Winigan, 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.
Winigan ranks 29,688th 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 Winigan
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.
Winigan's strengths and weaknesses
Where Winigan ranks high
- Cheap childcare$420 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 131 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 72% of towns
Where Winigan ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 15% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Winigan
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Winigan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,945, 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 Winigan's 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 Winigan
Winigan runs older 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 Winigan.
Who works in Winigan, and how
Work in Winigan centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Winigan
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Winigan.
What the weather is like in Winigan, month by month
Winigan sees roughly 131 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 27° | 20° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Winigan
The nearest airport, Kirksville Regional, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 106 miles away.
The best schools in and around Winigan
Schools across Winigan average a B−, better than 53% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bucklin Elem.A− · 60% proficient
- Laredo Elem.A− · 58% proficient
- Brookfield Elem.B · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brookfield MiddleA− · 56% proficient
- William Matthew Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Macon Co. HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Green City HighB− · 45% proficient
- Kirksville Sr. HighB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Winigan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Winigan 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 Winigan against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Winigan
Is Winigan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Winigan ranks 29,688th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, the weather, and low property taxes, and lowest on cell coverage and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Winigan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $150,976. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $65,945 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is Winigan safe?
Winigan is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $368 per resident a year.
Compare Winigan with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Winigan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Winigan 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.
Winigan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Winigan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Winigan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Winigan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Winigan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Winigan 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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