Best Places64781, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64781, 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.
64781 ranks 28,576th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 64781
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.
64781's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64781 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$352 a month, better than 99% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 78% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 67% of zip codes
Where 64781 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64781
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64781 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,271, 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 64781's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 64781
64781 runs older 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 64781.
Who works in 64781, and how
Work in 64781 centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 64781
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 64781.
What the weather is like in 64781, month by month
64781 sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 45° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 64781
The nearest airport, Springfield-Branson Ntl, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around 64781
Schools across 64781 average a C−, better than 20% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Roscoe ElementaryD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Weaubleau HighC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64781 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64781 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 64781 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 64781
Is 64781 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64781 ranks 28,576th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on the weather and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64781 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,200. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $69,271 median income, cost of living beats 60% of zip codes.
Is 64781 safe?
64781 is safer than 30% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $447 per resident a year.
Compare 64781 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64781. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64781 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.
64781 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64781: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64781: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64781: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64781: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64781 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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