Best PlacesWittenberg, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wittenberg, 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.
Wittenberg ranks 35,161st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wittenberg
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.
Wittenberg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wittenberg ranks high
- Cheap childcare$451 a month, better than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- School gradeB, better than 68% of towns
Where Wittenberg ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wittenberg
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wittenberg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,604, 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 Wittenberg's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wittenberg
Wittenberg'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 Wittenberg.
Who works in Wittenberg, and how
Work in Wittenberg centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Wittenberg
Wittenberg has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Wittenberg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Wittenberg, month by month
Wittenberg sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 69° | 57° | 47° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Wittenberg
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wittenberg
Schools across Wittenberg average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Altenburg Elem.B+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Perryville Sr. HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wittenberg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wittenberg 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 Wittenberg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wittenberg
Is Wittenberg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wittenberg ranks 35,161st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and a strong job market, and lowest on biking and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wittenberg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $183,100. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $67,604 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Wittenberg safe?
Wittenberg is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $465 per resident a year.
Compare Wittenberg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wittenberg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wittenberg 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.
Wittenberg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wittenberg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wittenberg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wittenberg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wittenberg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wittenberg 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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