Best Places64130, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64130, 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.
64130 ranks 32,507th 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 64130
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.
64130's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64130 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 93% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Short commute20.2 minutes each way, better than 84% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 64130 ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Household income$41,704 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64130
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64130 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,704, 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 64130's effective rate of 1.04%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 64130
64130 runs younger 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 64130.
Who works in 64130, and how
Work in 64130 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 64130
64130 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 64130 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 64130, month by month
64130 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 64130
Kansas City International sits about 20 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 64130
Schools across 64130 average an F, better than 1% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hale Cook ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Ac Prep ElementaryD · 17% proficient
- Carver Dual Language SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brookside Charter Middle SchlD− · 14% proficient
- 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 64130 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64130 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 64130 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 64130 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 64130
Is 64130 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64130 ranks 32,507th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, transit, and biking, and lowest on the schools and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64130 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $107,405. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $41,704 median income, cost of living beats 7% of zip codes.
Is 64130 safe?
64130 is safer than 1% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,243 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 64130?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 24. That works out to about 108 pleasant days a year, more than 68% of zip codes.
Is 64130 good for families?
Schools beat 0% of zip codes, crime safety beats 1%, and childcare runs $840 a month.
Compare 64130 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64130. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64130 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.
64130 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64130: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64130: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64130: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64130: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64130 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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