Best Places65624, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 65624, 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.
65624 ranks 26,608th 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 65624
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.
65624's strengths and weaknesses
Where 65624 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$434 a month, better than 98% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 81% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 65624 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 65624
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 65624 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,959, 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 65624's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 65624
65624 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 65624.
Who works in 65624, and how
Work in 65624 centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 65624
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 65624.
What the weather is like in 65624, month by month
65624 sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 71° | 60° | 51° |
Flying in and out of 65624
The nearest airport, Branson, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 188 miles away.
The best schools in and around 65624
Schools across 65624 average a C−, better than 27% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cassville IntermediateB · 47% proficient
- Reeds Spring Elem.C · 33% proficient
- Galena-abesville Elem.D · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Reeds Spring IntermediateC+ · 37% proficient
- Cassville MiddleC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Cassville HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Reeds Spring HighC · 32% proficient
- Galena HighD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 65624 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
65624 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 65624 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 65624
Is 65624 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 65624 ranks 26,608th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 65624 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,449. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $59,959 median income, cost of living beats 21% of zip codes.
Is 65624 safe?
65624 is safer than 52% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $379 per resident a year.
Compare 65624 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 65624. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 65624 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.
65624 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 65624: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 65624: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 65624: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 65624: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
65624 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.