Best Places64117, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64117, 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.
64117 ranks 23,159th 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 64117
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.
64117's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64117 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Short commute19.7 minutes each way, better than 86% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 82% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 64117 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 22% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64117
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64117 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,901, 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 64117's effective rate of 1.23%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 64117
64117's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 64117.
Who works in 64117, and how
Work in 64117 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 64117
64117 has more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 64117 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 64117, month by month
64117 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 64117
Kansas City International sits about 14 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 64117
Schools across 64117 average a C−, better than 22% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lakewood ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Maplewood ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Chouteau ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eastgate 6th Grade CenterC− · 31% proficient
- Maple Park MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Northeast Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Winnetonka HighC− · 29% proficient
- North Kansas City HighC− · 26% proficient
- Southeast High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64117 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64117 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 64117 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 64117
Is 64117 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64117 ranks 23,159th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, cell coverage, and short commutes, and lowest on noise and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64117 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $190,468. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $64,901 median income, cost of living beats 41% of zip codes.
Is 64117 safe?
64117 is safer than 16% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $585 per resident a year.
Compare 64117 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64117. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64117 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.
64117 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64117: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64117: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64117: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64117: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64117 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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