Best Places64096, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64096, 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.
64096 ranks 24,207th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 64096
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.
64096's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64096 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$536 a month, better than 92% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 64096 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Household income$61,071 median, better than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64096
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64096 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,071, 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 64096's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 64096
64096 runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 64096.
Who works in 64096, and how
Work in 64096 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 64096
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 64096.
What the weather is like in 64096, month by month
64096 sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 30° | 24° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 46° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 64096
Kansas City International sits about 63 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 64096
Schools across 64096 average a C+, better than 39% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Santa Fe Elem.C · 34% proficient
- Leslie Bell Elem.C− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lexington MiddleD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Santa Fe HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Lexington HighD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64096 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64096 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 64096 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 64096
Is 64096 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64096 ranks 24,207th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and low disaster risk, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64096 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $135,633. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $61,071 median income, cost of living beats 34% of zip codes.
Is 64096 safe?
64096 is safer than 54% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $348 per resident a year.
Compare 64096 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64096. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64096 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.
64096 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64096: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64096: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64096: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64096: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64096 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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