Best Places64783, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64783, 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.
64783 ranks 28,390th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 64783
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.
64783's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64783 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$398 a month, better than 99% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 73% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 67% of zip codes
Where 64783 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 10% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64783
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64783 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,136, 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 64783's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 64783
64783 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 64783.
Who works in 64783, and how
Work in 64783 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 64783
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 64783.
What the weather is like in 64783, month by month
64783 sees roughly 84 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 64783
The nearest airport, Joplin Regional, is about 63 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around 64783
Schools across 64783 average a D+, better than 10% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Rich Hill Elem.C+ · 35% proficient
- El Dorado Springs Elem.D+ · 25% proficient
- Appleton City Elem.D+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- El Dorado Springs MiddleC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Rich Hill HighB− · 43% proficient
- Weaubleau HighC+ · 35% proficient
- El Dorado Springs HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64783 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64783 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 64783 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 64783
Is 64783 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64783 ranks 28,390th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and state finances, and lowest on health outcomes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64783 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $144,491. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $60,136 median income, cost of living beats 31% of zip codes.
Is 64783 safe?
64783 is safer than 50% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $373 per resident a year.
Compare 64783 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64783. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64783 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.
64783 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64783: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64783: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64783: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64783: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64783 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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