Best Places63104, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 63104, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
63104 ranks 20,256th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 63104
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.
63104's strengths and weaknesses
Where 63104 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 63104 ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 63104
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 63104 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $78,160; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 63104's effective rate of 1.09%, 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 63104
63104 runs younger 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 63104.
Who works in 63104, and how
Work in 63104 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 63104
63104 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 96% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 76% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 63104 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 63104, month by month
63104 sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 33° | 26° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 63104
St Louis Lambert International sits about 12 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 63104
Schools across 63104 average an F, better than 1% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lafayette Preparatory AcademyB · 48% proficient
- The Soulard SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Momentum Fox ParkF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lift For Life AcademyF · 11% proficient
- Acad Of Entre Stdy@louvertureF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Collegiate School Of Med/bioA · 75% proficient
- Mckinley Class. Leadership Ac.A− · 65% proficient
- Lift For Life Academy High SchF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 63104 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
63104 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 63104 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 63104
Is 63104 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 63104 ranks 20,256th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, transit, and an educated workforce, and lowest on the schools and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 63104 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $307,224. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $78,160 median income, cost of living beats 81% of zip codes.
Is 63104 safe?
63104 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,259 per resident a year.
Compare 63104 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 63104. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 63104 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.
63104 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 63104: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 63104: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 63104: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 63104: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
63104 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.