Best Places64743, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64743, 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.
64743 ranks 12,273rd 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 64743
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.
64743's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64743 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$388 a month, better than 99% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 77% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 64743 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64743
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64743 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,097, 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 64743's effective rate of 0.62%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 64743
64743'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 64743.
Who works in 64743, and how
Work in 64743 centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 64743
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 64743.
What the weather is like in 64743, month by month
64743 sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 64743
Kansas City International sits about 51 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 64743
Schools across 64743 average a C+, better than 51% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- East Lynne Elem.B · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Kingsville HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64743 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64743 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 64743 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 64743
Is 64743 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64743 ranks 12,273rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and low disaster risk, and lowest on cell coverage and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64743 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $237,500. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $84,097 median income, cost of living beats 66% of zip codes.
Is 64743 safe?
Yes, 64743 is safer than 77% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $267 per resident a year.
Compare 64743 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64743. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64743 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.
64743 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64743: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64743: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64743: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64743: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64743 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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