Best Places63138, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 63138, 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.
63138 ranks 32,093rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. The schools pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on transit.
The best neighborhoods in 63138
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.
63138's strengths and weaknesses
Where 63138 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 80% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 75% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 63138 ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 63138
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 63138 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,362, 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 63138's effective rate of 1.53%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 63138
63138 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 63138.
Who works in 63138, and how
Work in 63138 centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 63138
63138 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 63138 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 63138, month by month
63138 sees roughly 59 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 63138
St Louis Lambert International sits about 9 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 63138
Schools across 63138 average an F, better than 2% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Jamestown Elem.C− · 26% proficient
- Townsend Elem.D− · 14% proficient
- Larimore Elem.F · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- East MiddleD− · 15% proficient
- Central MiddleD− · 14% proficient
- Southeast MiddleF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Hazelwood Central HighD · 20% proficient
- Hazelwood East HighD− · 13% proficient
- Carnahan Sch. Of The FutureF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 63138 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
63138 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 63138 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 63138
Is 63138 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 63138 ranks 32,093rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, fast internet, and biking, and lowest on the schools and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 63138 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $143,656. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $56,362 median income, cost of living beats 36% of zip codes.
Is 63138 safe?
63138 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,192 per resident a year.
Compare 63138 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 63138. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 63138 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.
63138 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 63138: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 63138: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 63138: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 63138: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
63138 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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