Best Places64050, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64050, 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.
64050 ranks 28,345th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Crime pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cell coverage.
The best neighborhoods in 64050
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.
64050's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64050 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 64050 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Household income$51,284 median, better than only 12% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64050
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64050 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,284, 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 64050's effective rate of 1.00%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 64050
64050's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 64050.
Who works in 64050, and how
Work in 64050 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 64050
64050 has more parkland per resident than 90% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 64050 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 64050, month by month
64050 sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 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 | 69° | 57° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 64050
Kansas City International sits about 21 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 64050
Schools across 64050 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ott Elem.B− · 42% proficient
- Glendale Elem.B− · 40% proficient
- Bryant Elem.B− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pioneer Ridge MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Bridger MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Fire Prairie MiddleC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Fort Osage HighC+ · 36% proficient
- William Chrisman HighC · 31% proficient
- Truman HighC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64050 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64050 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 64050 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 64050 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 7% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 64050
Is 64050 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64050 ranks 28,345th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, fast internet, and walkability, and lowest on crime and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64050 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $146,049. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $51,284 median income, cost of living beats 17% of zip codes.
Is 64050 safe?
64050 is safer than 4% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $932 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 64050?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 24. That works out to about 102 pleasant days a year, more than 65% of zip codes.
Is 64050 good for families?
Schools beat 35% of zip codes, crime safety beats 4%, and childcare runs $840 a month.
Compare 64050 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64050. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64050 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.
64050 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64050: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64050: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64050: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64050: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64050 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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