Best Places64832, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64832, 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.
64832 ranks 20,817th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 64832
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.
64832's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64832 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$381 a month, better than 99% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 76% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 69% of zip codes
Where 64832 ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- Short commute32.0 minutes each way, better than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64832
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64832 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,544, 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 64832's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 64832
64832 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 64832.
Who works in 64832, and how
Work in 64832 centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 64832
64832 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 64832 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 64832, month by month
64832 sees roughly 89 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 64832
The nearest airport, Joplin Regional, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 137 miles away.
The best schools in and around 64832
Schools across 64832 average a B, better than 64% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Liberal Elem.B− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Carl Junction Jr. HighB · 46% proficient
- Liberal MiddleC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Carl Junction High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Liberal HighB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64832 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64832 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 64832 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 64832
Is 64832 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64832 ranks 20,817th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a stable housing market, and what local pay buys, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64832 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $169,678. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $83,544 median income, cost of living beats 76% of zip codes.
Is 64832 safe?
64832 is safer than 33% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $449 per resident a year.
Compare 64832 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64832. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64832 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.
64832 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64832: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64832: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64832: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64832: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64832 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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