Best Places63386, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 63386, 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.
63386 ranks 25,358th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 63386
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.
63386's strengths and weaknesses
Where 63386 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Household income$111,326 median, better than 86% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 72% of zip codes
Where 63386 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 63386
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 63386 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $111,326, 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 63386's effective rate of 1.05%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 63386
63386 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 63386.
Who works in 63386, and how
Work in 63386 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 63386
63386 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 63386 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 63386, month by month
63386 sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 63386
St Louis Lambert International sits about 11 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 63386
Schools across 63386 average a B+, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Orchard Farm ElementaryA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- Orchard Farm Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Orchard Farm High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 63386 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
63386 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 63386 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 63386
Is 63386 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 63386 ranks 25,358th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, a stable housing market, and high incomes, and lowest on crime and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 63386 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $161,431. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $111,326 median income, cost of living beats 91% of zip codes.
Is 63386 safe?
63386 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,025 per resident a year.
Compare 63386 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 63386. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 63386 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.
63386 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 63386: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 63386: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 63386: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 63386: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
63386 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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