Best Places63878, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 63878, 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.
63878 ranks 27,547th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 63878
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.
63878's strengths and weaknesses
Where 63878 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$356 a month, better than 99% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 63878 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 63878
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 63878 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,188, 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 63878's effective rate of 0.78%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 63878
63878 runs older than the country, 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 63878.
Who works in 63878, and how
Work in 63878 centers on manufacturing and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 63878
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 63878.
What the weather is like in 63878, month by month
63878 sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 39° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 52° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of 63878
The nearest airport, Cape Girardeau Regional, is about 52 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 102 miles away.
The best schools in and around 63878
Schools across 63878 average a C−, better than 18% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Gideon Elem.C · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Gideon HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 63878 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
63878 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 63878 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 63878
Is 63878 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 63878 ranks 27,547th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and what local pay buys, and lowest on disaster risk and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 63878 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $150,000. The overall cost of living runs about 28% below the national average. Set against a $82,188 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 63878 safe?
63878 is safer than 10% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $742 per resident a year.
Compare 63878 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 63878. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 63878 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.
63878 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 63878: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 63878: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 63878: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 63878: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
63878 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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