Best Places64090, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64090, 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.
64090 ranks 10,003rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 64090
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.
64090's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64090 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$388 a month, better than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Household income$123,530 median, better than 91% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 64090 ranks low
- Short commute35.5 minutes each way, better than only 10% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64090
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64090 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $123,530, 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 64090's effective rate of 0.56%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 64090
64090 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 64090.
Who works in 64090, and how
Work in 64090 centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 64090
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 64090.
What the weather is like in 64090, month by month
64090 sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 64090
Kansas City International sits about 47 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 64090
Schools across 64090 average a C+, better than 49% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Strasburg Elem.C · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Pleasant Hill HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64090 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64090 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 64090 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 64090
Is 64090 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64090 ranks 10,003rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on long commutes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64090 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $412,034. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $123,530 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 64090 safe?
64090 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $409 per resident a year.
Compare 64090 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64090. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64090 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.
64090 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64090: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64090: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64090: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64090: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64090 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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