Best Places63624, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 63624, 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.
63624 ranks 31,145th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 63624
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.
63624's strengths and weaknesses
Where 63624 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$340 a month, better than 99% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 76% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 68% of zip codes
Where 63624 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Household income$41,198 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 63624
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 63624 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,198, 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 63624's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 63624
63624 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 63624.
Who works in 63624, and how
Work in 63624 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 63624
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 63624.
What the weather is like in 63624, month by month
63624 sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 63624
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 69 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around 63624
Schools across 63624 average a C+, better than 43% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Roosevelt Elem.C+ · 38% proficient
- West Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
- Caledonia Elem.C · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln IntermediateB · 45% proficient
- West County MiddleC+ · 39% proficient
- Central MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Farmington Sr. HighB+ · 57% proficient
- Central HighB · 48% proficient
- West County HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 63624 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
63624 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 63624 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 63624
Is 63624 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 63624 ranks 31,145th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, and tree cover, and lowest on health outcomes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 63624 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $104,074. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $41,198 median income, cost of living beats 7% of zip codes.
Is 63624 safe?
63624 is safer than 21% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $567 per resident a year.
Compare 63624 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 63624. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 63624 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.
63624 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 63624: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 63624: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 63624: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 63624: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
63624 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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