Best Places64054, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64054, 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.
64054 ranks 29,398th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Crime pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on walkability.
The best neighborhoods in 64054
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.
64054's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64054 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 64054 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64054
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64054 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,326, 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 64054's effective rate of 1.02%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 64054
64054'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 64054.
Who works in 64054, and how
Work in 64054 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 64054
64054 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 64054 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 64054, month by month
64054 sees roughly 108 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 64054
Kansas City International sits about 20 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 64054
Schools across 64054 average a D+, better than 18% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bryant Elem.B− · 40% proficient
- Mill Creek Elem.C+ · 38% proficient
- Fairmount Elem.C− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bingham MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
- Clifford H. Nowlin MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- William Chrisman HighC · 31% proficient
- Van Horn HighD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64054 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64054 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 64054 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 64054
Is 64054 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64054 ranks 29,398th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, fast internet, and biking, and lowest on crime and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64054 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $116,916. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $57,326 median income, cost of living beats 25% of zip codes.
Is 64054 safe?
64054 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $997 per resident a year.
Compare 64054 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64054. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64054 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.
64054 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64054: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64054: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64054: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64054: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64054 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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