Best Places63090, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 63090, 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.
63090 ranks 8,675th 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 63090
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.
63090's strengths and weaknesses
Where 63090 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$496 a month, better than 95% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 63090 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 30% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 33% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 41% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 63090
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 63090 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,116, 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 63090's effective rate of 0.69%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 63090
63090 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 63090.
Who works in 63090, and how
Work in 63090 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 63090
63090 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 90% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 63090 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 63090, month by month
63090 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 63090
St Louis Lambert International sits about 38 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 63090
Schools across 63090 average a B, better than 66% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Franklin Co. Elem.A− · 60% proficient
- Clearview ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Washington West ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Haven MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Washington MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Union MiddleB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Washington High SchoolB · 49% 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 63090 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
63090 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 63090 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 63090 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 77% of zip codes and 12% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 63090
Is 63090 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 63090 ranks 8,675th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, few empty homes, and walkability, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 63090 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $282,451. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $87,116 median income, cost of living beats 77% of zip codes.
Is 63090 safe?
Yes, 63090 is safer than 62% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $332 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 63090?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 42 with lows near 25. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 30% of zip codes.
Is 63090 good for families?
Schools beat 66% of zip codes, crime safety beats 62%, and childcare runs $496 a month.
Compare 63090 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 63090. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 63090 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.
63090 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 63090: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 63090: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 63090: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 63090: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
63090 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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