Best Places64801, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64801, 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.
64801 ranks 23,941st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 64801
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.
64801's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64801 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$381 a month, better than 99% of zip codes
- Short commute18.8 minutes each way, better than 89% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 78% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 64801 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64801
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64801 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,095, 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 64801's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 64801
64801's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 64801.
Who works in 64801, and how
Work in 64801 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 64801
64801 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 95% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 64801 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 64801, month by month
64801 sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 64801
The nearest airport, Joplin Regional, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 152 miles away.
The best schools in and around 64801
Schools across 64801 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pleasant Valley Elem.A · 70% proficient
- Carterville Elem.B · 50% proficient
- Jefferson Elem.C+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Webb City Jr. HighB · 47% proficient
- Carl Junction Jr. HighB · 46% proficient
- South MiddleB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Carl Junction High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Webb City HighB− · 44% proficient
- Carthage High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64801 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64801 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 64801 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 64801 suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 64801
Is 64801 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64801 ranks 23,941st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and cell coverage, and lowest on air quality and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64801 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,044. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $60,095 median income, cost of living beats 43% of zip codes.
Is 64801 safe?
64801 is safer than 29% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $517 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 64801?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 27. That works out to about 75 pleasant days a year, more than 35% of zip codes.
Is 64801 good for families?
Schools beat 35% of zip codes, crime safety beats 29%, and childcare runs $381 a month.
Compare 64801 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64801. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64801 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.
64801 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64801: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64801: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64801: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64801: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64801 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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