Best Places63089, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 63089, 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.
63089 ranks 17,931st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 63089
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.
63089's strengths and weaknesses
Where 63089 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$496 a month, better than 95% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 63089 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Short commute31.3 minutes each way, better than only 23% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 29% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 63089
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 63089 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,827, 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 63089's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 63089
63089'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 63089.
Who works in 63089, and how
Work in 63089 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 63089
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 63089.
What the weather is like in 63089, month by month
63089 sees roughly 72 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 63089
St Louis Lambert International sits about 34 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 63089
Schools across 63089 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Clearview ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Coleman Elem.B · 50% proficient
- Prairie Dell ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Washington MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Union MiddleB− · 39% proficient
- St. Clair Jr. HighC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Washington High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Union HighC+ · 37% proficient
- St. Clair HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 63089 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
63089 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 63089 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 63089
Is 63089 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 63089 ranks 17,931st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, civic engagement, and tree cover, and lowest on noise and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 63089 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $251,072. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $80,827 median income, cost of living beats 70% of zip codes.
Is 63089 safe?
Yes, 63089 is safer than 62% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $341 per resident a year.
Compare 63089 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 63089. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 63089 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.
63089 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 63089: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 63089: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 63089: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 63089: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
63089 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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