Best Places63124, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 63124, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
63124 ranks 1,836th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 63124
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.
63124's strengths and weaknesses
Where 63124 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$208,643 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Short commute15.6 minutes each way, better than 96% of zip codes
Where 63124 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,131 a month, better than only 22% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 63124
A household needs to earn about $253,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 63124 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $208,643, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 63124's effective rate of 1.00%, 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 63124
63124 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 63124.
Who works in 63124, and how
Work in 63124 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 63124
63124 has more parkland per resident than 88% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 63124 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 63124, month by month
63124 sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 63124
St Louis Lambert International sits about 7 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 63124
Schools across 63124 average an A−, better than 86% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Conway ElementaryA+ · 78% proficient
- Meramec Elem.A+ · 77% proficient
- Reed ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wydown MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
- Ladue Fifth Grade CenterA · 64% proficient
- Ladue MiddleA · 62% proficient
Top high schools
- Ladue Horton Watkins HighA · 68% proficient
- Clayton HighA− · 66% proficient
- Webster Groves HighB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 63124 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
63124 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 63124 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 63124
Is 63124 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 63124 ranks 1,836th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, what local pay buys, and high incomes, 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 63124 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $944,580. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $208,643 median income, cost of living beats 100% of zip codes.
Is 63124 safe?
63124 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $678 per resident a year.
Compare 63124 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 63124. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 63124 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.
63124 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 63124: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 63124: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 63124: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 63124: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
63124 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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