Best Places64112, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64112, 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.
64112 ranks 4,694th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 64112
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.
64112's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64112 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 64112 ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64112
A household needs to earn about $137,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64112 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $106,908, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 64112's effective rate of 1.11%, 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 64112
64112'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 64112.
Who works in 64112, and how
Work in 64112 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 64112
64112 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 95% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 64112 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 64112, month by month
64112 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 64112
Kansas City International sits about 19 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 64112
Schools across 64112 average a D−, better than 3% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hale Cook ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Ac Prep ElementaryD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Middle SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top high schools
- Southeast High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64112 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64112 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 64112 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 64112
Is 64112 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64112 ranks 4,694th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, fast internet, and walkability, and lowest on the schools and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64112 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $501,054. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $106,908 median income, cost of living beats 93% of zip codes.
Is 64112 safe?
64112 is safer than 9% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $761 per resident a year.
Compare 64112 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64112. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64112 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.
64112 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64112: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64112: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64112: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64112: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64112 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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