Best Places64778, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64778, 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.
64778 ranks 25,016th 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 64778
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.
64778's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64778 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$407 a month, better than 99% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 72% of zip codes
- Short commute23.0 minutes each way, better than 70% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 64778 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64778
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64778 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,804, 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 64778's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 64778
64778 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 64778.
Who works in 64778, and how
Work in 64778 centers on construction and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 64778
64778 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 64778 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 64778, month by month
64778 sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 33° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 64778
The nearest airport, Joplin Regional, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around 64778
Schools across 64778 average a C+, better than 44% of zip codes.
Top middle schools
- Nevada MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Nevada HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64778 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64778 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 64778 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 64778
Is 64778 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64778 ranks 25,016th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state finances, and low disaster risk, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64778 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,321. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $66,804 median income, cost of living beats 53% of zip codes.
Is 64778 safe?
64778 is safer than 40% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $422 per resident a year.
Compare 64778 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64778. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64778 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.
64778 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64778: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64778: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64778: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64778: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64778 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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