Best PlacesYount, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Yount, 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.
Yount ranks 34,240th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Yount
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.
Yount's strengths and weaknesses
Where Yount ranks high
- Cheap childcare$430 a month, better than 98% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 77% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 73% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 68% of towns
Where Yount ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of towns
- Short commute34.0 minutes each way, better than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Yount
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Yount home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,500, 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 Yount's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Yount
Yount runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Yount.
Who works in Yount, and how
Work in Yount centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Yount
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Yount.
What the weather is like in Yount, month by month
Yount sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Yount
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 81 miles away.
The best schools in and around Yount
Schools across Yount average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fredericktown IntermediateB− · 42% proficient
- Meadow Heights Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
- Perryville Elem.C · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kelly A Burlison Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Perry Co. MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Perryville Sr. HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Fredericktown HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Oak Ridge HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Yount school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Yount 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 Yount against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Yount
Is Yount a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Yount ranks 34,240th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and civic engagement, and lowest on the weather and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Yount expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $190,816. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $75,500 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Yount safe?
Yes, Yount is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $334 per resident a year.
Compare Yount with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Yount. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Yount 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.
Yount detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Yount: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Yount: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Yount: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Yount: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Yount 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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