Best Places64868, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 64868, 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.
64868 ranks 26,775th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 64868
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.
64868's strengths and weaknesses
Where 64868 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$369 a month, better than 99% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 67% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 60% of zip codes
Where 64868 ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 64868
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 64868 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,277, 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 64868's effective rate of 0.40%, 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 64868
64868 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 64868.
Who works in 64868, and how
Work in 64868 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 64868
64868 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 64868 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 64868, month by month
64868 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 64868
The nearest airport, Northwest Arkansas Ntl, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 182 miles away.
The best schools in and around 64868
Schools across 64868 average a C+, better than 50% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Southwest City Elem.C+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Mcdonald County HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 64868 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
64868 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 64868 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 64868
Is 64868 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 64868 ranks 26,775th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and state finances, and lowest on cell coverage and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 64868 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $162,610. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $70,277 median income, cost of living beats 46% of zip codes.
Is 64868 safe?
64868 is safer than 46% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $371 per resident a year.
Compare 64868 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 64868. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 64868 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.
64868 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 64868: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 64868: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 64868: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 64868: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
64868 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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