Best Places63056, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 63056, 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.
63056 ranks 17,564th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 63056
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.
63056's strengths and weaknesses
Where 63056 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$496 a month, better than 95% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 75% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 72% of zip codes
Where 63056 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Short commute31.5 minutes each way, better than only 22% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 71 pleasant days a year, better than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 63056
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 63056 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,958, 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 63056's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 63056
63056 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 63056.
Who works in 63056, and how
Work in 63056 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 63056
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 63056.
What the weather is like in 63056, month by month
63056 sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 63056
St Louis Lambert International sits about 52 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.5 million passengers in 2025, with 114 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 63056
Schools across 63056 average a B, better than 67% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Spring Bluff Elem.A · 67% proficient
- Strain-japan Elem.A · 63% proficient
- Franklin Co. Elem.A− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Haven MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Sullivan MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Owensville MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Sullivan Sr. HighB · 48% proficient
- New Haven HighB− · 45% proficient
- Union HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 63056 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
63056 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 63056 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 63056
Is 63056 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 63056 ranks 17,564th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and health care access, and lowest on internet speeds and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 63056 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $232,260. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $76,958 median income, cost of living beats 62% of zip codes.
Is 63056 safe?
63056 is safer than 46% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $391 per resident a year.
Compare 63056 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 63056. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 63056 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.
63056 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 63056: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 63056: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 63056: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 63056: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
63056 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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