Best Places63301, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 63301, 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.
63301 ranks 10,807th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 63301
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.
63301's strengths and weaknesses
Where 63301 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 63301 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 63301
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 63301 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,012, 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 63301'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, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 63301
63301'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 63301.
Who works in 63301, and how
Work in 63301 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 63301
63301 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 89% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 63301 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 63301, month by month
63301 sees roughly 62 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 63301
St Louis Lambert International sits about 8 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 63301
Schools across 63301 average a B, better than 65% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln Elem.A · 68% proficient
- Orchard Farm ElementaryA− · 59% proficient
- Harvest Ridge Elem.B+ · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Barnwell MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Ft. Zumwalt North MiddleB+ · 52% proficient
- Hardin MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Ft. Zumwalt East HighB+ · 54% proficient
- Ft. Zumwalt North HighB · 50% proficient
- Francis Howell North HighB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 63301 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
63301 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 63301 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 63301 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 80% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 63301
Is 63301 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 63301 ranks 10,807th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, walkability, and what local pay buys, 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 63301 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $272,101. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $88,012 median income, cost of living beats 80% of zip codes.
Is 63301 safe?
63301 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $407 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 63301?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 44 with lows near 24. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 11% of zip codes.
Is 63301 good for families?
Schools beat 65% of zip codes, crime safety beats 42%, and childcare runs $887 a month.
Compare 63301 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 63301. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 63301 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.
63301 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 63301: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 63301: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 63301: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 63301: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
63301 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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