Best Places65737, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 65737, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
65737 ranks 25,142nd 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 65737
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.
65737's strengths and weaknesses
Where 65737 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$433 a month, better than 98% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 65737 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 65737
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 65737 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $61,194; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 65737's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 65737
65737 runs older than the country, 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 65737.
Who works in 65737, and how
Work in 65737 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 65737
65737 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 65737 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 65737, month by month
65737 sees roughly 77 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 65737
The nearest airport, Branson, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 194 miles away.
The best schools in and around 65737
Schools across 65737 average a C, better than 38% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Buchanan ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Highlandville Elem.B− · 40% proficient
- Blue Eye Elem.B− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Buchanan IntermediateB+ · 50% proficient
- Blue Eye MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Reeds Spring MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Blue Eye HighB · 47% proficient
- Branson HighB− · 45% proficient
- Spokane HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 65737 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
65737 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 65737 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 65737
Is 65737 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 65737 ranks 25,142nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, and civic engagement, and lowest on internet speeds and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 65737 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $270,502. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $61,194 median income, cost of living beats 29% of zip codes.
Is 65737 safe?
65737 is safer than 50% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $376 per resident a year.
Compare 65737 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 65737. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 65737 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.
65737 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 65737: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 65737: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 65737: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 65737: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
65737 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.