Best Places65466, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 65466, 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.
65466 ranks 31,271st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 65466
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.
65466's strengths and weaknesses
Where 65466 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$371 a month, better than 99% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 65466 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Household income$46,990 median, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 65466
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 65466 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $46,990, 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 65466's effective rate of 0.29%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 65466
65466'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 65466.
Who works in 65466, and how
Work in 65466 centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 65466
65466 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 65466 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 65466, month by month
65466 sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 47° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 65466
The nearest airport, Waynesville-St Robert Regional Forney Field, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 122 miles away.
The best schools in and around 65466
Schools across 65466 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Winona Elem.B− · 41% proficient
- Summersville Elem.C · 33% proficient
- Eminence Elem.C− · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Summersville HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Eminence HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Winona HighC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 65466 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
65466 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 65466 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 65466
Is 65466 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 65466 ranks 31,271st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and clean air, and lowest on internet speeds and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 65466 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $189,726. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $46,990 median income, cost of living beats 8% of zip codes.
Is 65466 safe?
65466 is safer than 14% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $630 per resident a year.
Compare 65466 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 65466. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 65466 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.
65466 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 65466: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 65466: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 65466: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 65466: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
65466 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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