Buying a house on the outskirts of Springfield, like Nixa or Repbulic is crazy expensive, like double what you’d pay in Springfield! When we moved we looked in those places but ended up in Springfield because while still expensive, it was the affordable of the places!! In perspective, we looked at a house for the same price we paid for the one we bought in Springfield, in Nixa, the house in Nixa was rat infested, smelled weird (we think meth) the kitchen cabinets where falling off, and it was gross! The one we bought for the same price in Springfield is beautiful and not ray infested lol. Good luck!!