Best Places64459, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64459, 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.
64459 ranks 14,004th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 64459
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.
64459's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64459 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$489 a month, better than 95% of zip codes
- School gradeB+, better than 79% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 77% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 64459 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Short commute32.7 minutes each way, better than only 17% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64459
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64459 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,167, 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 64459's effective rate of 0.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 64459
64459 runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 64459.
Who works in 64459, and how
Work in 64459 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 64459
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 64459.
What the weather is like in 64459, month by month
64459 sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 43° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 64459
Kansas City International sits about 43 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 64459
Schools across 64459 average a B+, better than 79% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Avenue City Elem.A+ · 75% proficient
- Helena Elem.A− · 57% proficient
- Union Star Elem.C− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Savannah HighC · 33% proficient
- Union Star HighC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64459 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64459 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 64459 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 64459
Is 64459 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64459 ranks 14,004th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, good schools, and health care access, and lowest on biking and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64459 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $266,000. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $84,167 median income, cost of living beats 70% of zip codes.
Is 64459 safe?
Yes, 64459 is safer than 67% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $302 per resident a year.
Compare 64459 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64459. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64459 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.
64459 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64459: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64459: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64459: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64459: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64459 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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