Best Places63430, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 63430, 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.
63430 ranks 31,026th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 63430
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.
63430's strengths and weaknesses
Where 63430 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$408 a month, better than 99% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Short commute23.0 minutes each way, better than 70% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 60% of zip codes
Where 63430 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$44,039 median, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 63430
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 63430 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,039, 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 63430's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 63430
63430 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 63430.
Who works in 63430, and how
Work in 63430 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 63430
63430 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 63430 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 63430, month by month
63430 sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 63430
The nearest airport, Southeast Iowa Regional, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around 63430
Schools across 63430 average a C, better than 33% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Running Fox Elem.B · 47% proficient
- Black Hawk Elem.C− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clark Co. MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Clark Co. HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 63430 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
63430 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 63430 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 63430
Is 63430 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 63430 ranks 31,026th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and state finances, and lowest on internet speeds and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 63430 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $147,827. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $44,039 median income, cost of living beats 11% of zip codes.
Is 63430 safe?
63430 is safer than 22% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $512 per resident a year.
Compare 63430 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 63430. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 63430 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.
63430 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 63430: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 63430: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 63430: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 63430: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
63430 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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