Best Places64137, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64137, 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.
64137 ranks 22,474th 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 64137
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.
64137's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64137 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Short commute20.7 minutes each way, better than 82% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 64137 ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64137
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64137 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,066, 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 64137's effective rate of 1.13%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 64137
64137 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 64137.
Who works in 64137, and how
Work in 64137 centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 64137
64137 has more parkland per resident than 78% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 64137 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 64137, month by month
64137 sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 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 | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 70° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 64137
Kansas City International sits about 27 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 64137
Schools across 64137 average a D−, better than 3% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Red Bridge Elem.B− · 43% proficient
- Warford ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
- Ervin Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Center MiddleD− · 17% proficient
- Smith-hale MiddleF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Ruskin High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Center Sr. HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64137 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64137 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 64137 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 64137
Is 64137 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64137 ranks 22,474th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, short commutes, and cell coverage, 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 64137 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,717. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $73,066 median income, cost of living beats 64% of zip codes.
Is 64137 safe?
64137 is safer than 14% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $615 per resident a year.
Compare 64137 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64137. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64137 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.
64137 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64137: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64137: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64137: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64137: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64137 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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