Best Places64029, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64029, 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.
64029 ranks 5,752nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 64029
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.
64029's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64029 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 64029 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 40% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64029
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64029 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $99,136, 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 64029's effective rate of 1.11%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 64029
64029 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 64029.
Who works in 64029, and how
Work in 64029 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 64029
64029 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 80% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 64029 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 64029, month by month
64029 sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 70° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 64029
Kansas City International sits about 33 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.7 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 64029
Schools across 64029 average a B, better than 68% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lucy Franklin Elem.A · 67% proficient
- James Lewis Elem.A− · 62% proficient
- Mason Elem.A− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brittany Hill MiddleA− · 53% proficient
- Moreland Ridge MiddleB+ · 51% proficient
- Grain Valley North Middle SchlB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Blue Springs South HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Blue Springs HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Lee's Summit North HighB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64029 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64029 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 64029 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 64029 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 86% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 18% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 64029
Is 64029 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64029 ranks 5,752nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, fast internet, and what local pay buys, and lowest on noise and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64029 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $314,699. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $99,136 median income, cost of living beats 86% of zip codes.
Is 64029 safe?
Yes, 64029 is safer than 69% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $304 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 64029?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 24. That works out to about 94 pleasant days a year, more than 59% of zip codes.
Is 64029 good for families?
Schools beat 68% of zip codes, crime safety beats 69%, and childcare runs $840 a month.
Compare 64029 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64029. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64029 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.
64029 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64029: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64029: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64029: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64029: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64029 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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