Best Places64437, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64437, 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.
64437 ranks 28,994th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 64437
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.
64437's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64437 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$417 a month, better than 98% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 66% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 66% of zip codes
Where 64437 ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64437
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64437 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,484, 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 64437's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 64437
64437 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 64437.
Who works in 64437, and how
Work in 64437 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 64437
64437 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 64437 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 64437, month by month
64437 sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 64437
Kansas City International sits about 68 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 64437
Schools across 64437 average a C, better than 45% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mound City Elem.A+ · 88% proficient
- South Holt Elem.C+ · 39% proficient
- Craig Elem.D− · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mound City MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- South Holt HighC · 33% proficient
- Craig HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Mound City HighD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64437 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64437 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 64437 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 64437
Is 64437 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64437 ranks 28,994th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and state finances, and lowest on empty homes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64437 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,964. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $59,484 median income, cost of living beats 36% of zip codes.
Is 64437 safe?
64437 is safer than 20% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $548 per resident a year.
Compare 64437 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64437. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64437 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.
64437 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64437: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64437: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64437: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64437: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64437 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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