Best Places64420, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64420, 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.
64420 ranks 16,151st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 64420
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.
64420's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64420 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$387 a month, better than 99% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 64420 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 22% of zip codes
Who lives in 64420
64420 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 64420.
Who works in 64420, and how
Work in 64420 centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 64420
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 64420.
What the weather is like in 64420, month by month
64420 sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 25° | 18° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 64420
The nearest airport, Des Moines International, is about 79 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 85 miles away.
The best schools in and around 64420
Schools across 64420 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Worth Co. ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Worth Co. HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64420 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64420 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 64420 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 64420
Is 64420 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64420 ranks 16,151st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and what local pay buys, and lowest on cell coverage and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64420 safe?
64420 is safer than 25% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $512 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 64420?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 18. That works out to about 88 pleasant days a year, more than 54% of zip codes.
Compare 64420 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64420. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64420 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.
64420 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64420: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64420: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64420: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64420: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64420 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.
- 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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