Best Places64068, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64068, 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.
64068 ranks 5,188th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 64068
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.
64068's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64068 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 80% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 64068 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64068
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64068 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $99,264, 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 64068's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 64068
64068's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 64068.
Who works in 64068, and how
Work in 64068 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 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 64068
64068 has more parkland per resident than 76% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 64068 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 64068, month by month
64068 sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 64068
Kansas City International sits about 16 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 64068
Schools across 64068 average a B+, better than 80% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Epic ElementaryA+ · 85% proficient
- Horizon ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Franklin Elem.A · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kearney MiddleA− · 57% proficient
- Discovery Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Smithville MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Kearney HighB+ · 57% proficient
- Liberty HighB+ · 51% proficient
- Smithville HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64068 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64068 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 64068 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 64068 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 86% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 16% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 69% of zip codes and health care access beats 76%.
Common questions about living in 64068
Is 64068 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64068 ranks 5,188th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, what local pay buys, and few empty homes, and lowest on noise and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64068 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $289,853. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $99,264 median income, cost of living beats 86% of zip codes.
Is 64068 safe?
Yes, 64068 is safer than 66% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $328 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 64068?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 23. That works out to about 108 pleasant days a year, more than 69% of zip codes.
Is 64068 good for families?
Schools beat 80% of zip codes, crime safety beats 66%, and childcare runs $942 a month.
Compare 64068 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64068. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64068 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.
64068 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64068: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64068: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64068: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64068: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64068 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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