Best Places64151, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64151, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
64151 ranks 4,989th 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 64151
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.
64151's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64151 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$605 a month, better than 84% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 64151 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 35% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64151
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64151 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,181, 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 64151's effective rate of 1.08%, 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 64151
64151'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 64151.
Who works in 64151, and how
Work in 64151 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 64151
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 64151.
What the weather is like in 64151, month by month
64151 sees roughly 99 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 64151
Kansas City International sits about 7 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 64151
Schools across 64151 average a B+, better than 74% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Graden Elem.A− · 62% proficient
- English Landing Elem.A− · 57% proficient
- Pathfinder Elem.B · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lakeview MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Barry Sch.B+ · 47% proficient
- Walden MiddleB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Park Hill South HighA− · 67% proficient
- Park Hill HighA− · 64% proficient
- Oak Park HighC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64151 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64151 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 64151 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 64151 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 88% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 19% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 62% of zip codes and health care access beats 75%.
Common questions about living in 64151
Is 64151 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64151 ranks 4,989th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, what local pay buys, and an educated workforce, and lowest on noise and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64151 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $344,688. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $100,181 median income, cost of living beats 88% of zip codes.
Is 64151 safe?
64151 is safer than 51% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $359 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 64151?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 24. That works out to about 99 pleasant days a year, more than 62% of zip codes.
Is 64151 good for families?
Schools beat 74% of zip codes, crime safety beats 51%, and childcare runs $605 a month.
Compare 64151 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64151. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64151 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.
64151 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64151: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64151: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64151: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64151: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64151 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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