Best Places64468, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64468, 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.
64468 ranks 16,478th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 64468
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.
64468's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64468 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$411 a month, better than 99% of zip codes
- Short commute12.6 minutes each way, better than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 84% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 64468 ranks low
- Household income$60,342 median, better than only 25% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 33% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64468
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64468 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,342, 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 64468's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 64468
64468 runs younger 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 64468.
Who works in 64468, and how
Work in 64468 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 64468
64468 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 87% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 64468 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 64468, month by month
64468 sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 67° | 54° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 64468
Kansas City International sits about 73 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 64468
Schools across 64468 average a B, better than 68% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Eugene Field Elem.B · 48% proficient
- South Nodaway Elem.B · 47% proficient
- West Nodaway R-i Elem.B− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Maryville MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Maryville HighB+ · 52% proficient
- South Nodaway HighB− · 40% proficient
- Northeast Nodaway HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64468 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64468 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 64468 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 64468
Is 64468 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64468 ranks 16,478th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and an educated workforce, and lowest on low incomes and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64468 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $207,360. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $60,342 median income, cost of living beats 33% of zip codes.
Is 64468 safe?
64468 is safer than 31% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $477 per resident a year.
Compare 64468 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64468. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64468 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.
64468 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64468: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64468: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64468: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64468: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64468 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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