Best Places63130, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 63130, 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.
63130 ranks 8,279th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 63130
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.
63130's strengths and weaknesses
Where 63130 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 93% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 63130 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 63130
A household needs to earn about $115,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 63130 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $109,567; 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 63130's effective rate of 1.17%, 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 63130
63130's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 63130.
Who works in 63130, and how
Work in 63130 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in 63130
63130 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 63130 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 63130, month by month
63130 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 63130
St Louis Lambert International sits about 6 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 63130
Schools across 63130 average a D+, better than 12% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Meramec Elem.A+ · 77% proficient
- Ralph M. Captain Elem.A · 67% proficient
- Flynn Park Elem.B− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wydown MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
- Brittany WoodsD− · 14% proficient
- Acad Of Entre Stdy@louvertureF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Clayton HighA− · 66% proficient
- University City Sr. HighD · 23% proficient
- Carnahan Sch. Of The FutureF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 63130 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
63130 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 63130 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 63130 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 95% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 21% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 63130
Is 63130 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 63130 ranks 8,279th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, walkability, and what local pay buys, and lowest on crime and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 63130 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $418,919. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $109,567 median income, cost of living beats 95% of zip codes.
Is 63130 safe?
63130 is safer than 4% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,016 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 63130?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 24. That works out to about 58 pleasant days a year, more than 6% of zip codes.
Is 63130 good for families?
Schools beat 12% of zip codes, crime safety beats 4%, and childcare runs $1,128 a month.
Compare 63130 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 63130. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 63130 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.
63130 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 63130: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 63130: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 63130: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 63130: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
63130 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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