Best Places64145, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64145, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
64145 ranks 12,340th 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 64145
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.
64145's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64145 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Short commute20.3 minutes each way, better than 84% of zip codes
Where 64145 ranks low
- School gradeD+, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64145
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64145 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $84,620, 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 64145's effective rate of 1.33%, 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 64145
64145 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 64145.
Who works in 64145, and how
Work in 64145 centers on other services and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 64145
64145 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 99% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 64145 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 64145, month by month
64145 sees roughly 97 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 64145
Kansas City International sits about 28 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 64145
Schools across 64145 average a D+, better than 11% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Blue River ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Martin City Elem.D+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Blue Valley MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Blue Valley HighB · 48% proficient
- Grandview Sr. HighC− · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64145 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64145 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 64145 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 64145
Is 64145 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64145 ranks 12,340th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, civic engagement, and an educated workforce, and lowest on the schools and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64145 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $356,699. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $84,620 median income, cost of living beats 76% of zip codes.
Is 64145 safe?
64145 is safer than 27% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $480 per resident a year.
Compare 64145 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64145. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64145 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.
64145 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64145: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64145: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64145: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64145: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64145 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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