Best Places64081, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64081, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
64081 ranks 4,306th 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 64081
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.
64081's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64081 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 64081 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Short commute29.0 minutes each way, better than only 33% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64081
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64081 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,362, 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 64081's effective rate of 1.15%, 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 64081
64081 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 64081.
Who works in 64081, and how
Work in 64081 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 64081
64081 has more parkland per resident than 67% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 64081 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 64081, month by month
64081 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 64081
Kansas City International sits about 32 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 64081
Schools across 64081 average a B, better than 69% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cedar Creek Elem.A · 65% proficient
- Longview Farm Elem.A− · 61% proficient
- Sunset Valley Elem.B · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Summit Lakes MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Bernard C. Campbell MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Pleasant Lea MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Lee's Summit West HighB+ · 56% proficient
- Lee's Summit North HighB · 49% proficient
- Lee's Summit Sr. HighB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64081 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64081 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 64081 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 64081 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 90% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 22% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 59% of zip codes and health care access beats 88%.
Common questions about living in 64081
Is 64081 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64081 ranks 4,306th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, an educated workforce, 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 64081 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $364,092. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $110,362 median income, cost of living beats 90% of zip codes.
Is 64081 safe?
Yes, 64081 is safer than 58% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $337 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 64081?
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 64081 good for families?
Schools beat 69% of zip codes, crime safety beats 58%, and childcare runs $840 a month.
Compare 64081 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64081. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64081 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.
64081 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64081: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64081: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64081: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64081: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64081 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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