Best Places64487, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64487, 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.
64487 ranks 23,265th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 64487
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.
64487's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64487 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$408 a month, better than 99% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 81% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 64487 ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64487
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64487 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,052, 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 64487's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 64487
64487'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 64487.
Who works in 64487, and how
Work in 64487 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, 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 64487
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 64487.
What the weather is like in 64487, month by month
64487 sees roughly 98 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 64487
Kansas City International sits about 72 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 64487
Schools across 64487 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mound City Elem.A+ · 88% proficient
- Eugene Field Elem.B · 48% proficient
- West Nodaway R-i Elem.B− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Maryville MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Mound City MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Maryville HighB+ · 52% proficient
- Fairfax HighB · 47% proficient
- West Nodaway HighB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64487 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64487 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 64487 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 64487
Is 64487 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64487 ranks 23,265th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and a strong job market, and lowest on walkability and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64487 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $106,806. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $72,052 median income, cost of living beats 59% of zip codes.
Is 64487 safe?
64487 is safer than 17% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $627 per resident a year.
Compare 64487 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64487. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64487 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.
64487 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64487: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64487: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64487: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64487: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64487 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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