Best Places64114, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64114, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
64114 ranks 10,038th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 64114
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.
64114's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64114 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 89% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 64114 ranks low
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64114
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64114 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,617, 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 64114's effective rate of 1.18%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 64114
64114 runs older than the country, 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 64114.
Who works in 64114, and how
Work in 64114 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 64114
64114 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 97% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 72% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 64114 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 64114, month by month
64114 sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 64114
Kansas City International sits about 24 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 64114
Schools across 64114 average a D, better than 7% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Red Bridge Elem.B− · 43% proficient
- Hale Cook ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Boone Elem.C− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Center MiddleD− · 17% proficient
- Central Middle SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top high schools
- Grandview Sr. HighC− · 25% proficient
- Center Sr. HighD− · 15% proficient
- Southeast High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64114 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64114 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 64114 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 64114 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 82% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 22% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 66% of zip codes and health care access beats 79%.
Common questions about living in 64114
Is 64114 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64114 ranks 10,038th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, an educated workforce, 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 64114 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $288,734. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $90,617 median income, cost of living beats 82% of zip codes.
Is 64114 safe?
64114 is safer than 15% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $590 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 64114?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 23. That works out to about 103 pleasant days a year, more than 66% of zip codes.
Is 64114 good for families?
Schools beat 7% of zip codes, crime safety beats 15%, and childcare runs $840 a month.
Compare 64114 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64114. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64114 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.
64114 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64114: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64114: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64114: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64114: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64114 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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