Best Places64147, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64147, 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.
64147 ranks 31,405th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 64147
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.
64147's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64147 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Short commute21.4 minutes each way, better than 79% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 75% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$784 a month, better than 62% of zip codes
Where 64147 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64147
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64147 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,023, 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 64147'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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 64147
64147 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 64147.
Who works in 64147, and how
Work in 64147 centers on other services and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 27%
Life in 64147
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 64147.
What the weather is like in 64147, month by month
64147 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 64147
Kansas City International sits about 32 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 64147
Schools across 64147 average a D+, better than 15% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Wilckens Steam Acad @hillcrestB · 47% proficient
- Martin City Elem.D+ · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Belton Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Belton HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Grandview Sr. HighC− · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64147 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64147 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 64147 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 64147
Is 64147 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64147 ranks 31,405th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, short commutes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on crime and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64147 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $260,900. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $62,023 median income, cost of living beats 25% of zip codes.
Is 64147 safe?
64147 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,165 per resident a year.
Compare 64147 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64147. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64147 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.
64147 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64147: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64147: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64147: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64147: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64147 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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