Best Places65804, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 65804, 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.
65804 ranks 12,282nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 65804
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.
65804's strengths and weaknesses
Where 65804 ranks high
- Short commute17.0 minutes each way, better than 94% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 65804 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 34% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 65804
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 65804 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,910, 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 65804's effective rate of 0.74%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 65804
65804'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 65804.
Who works in 65804, and how
Work in 65804 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 65804
65804 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 87% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 65804 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 65804, month by month
65804 sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 23° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 65804
The nearest airport, Springfield-Branson Ntl, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 168 miles away.
The best schools in and around 65804
Schools across 65804 average a B−, better than 52% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Walt Disney Elem.A− · 60% proficient
- Field Elem.B+ · 55% proficient
- Sequiota Elem.B · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cherokee MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- Logan-rogersville Upper Elem.A− · 54% proficient
- Pershing MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Kickapoo HighB · 49% proficient
- Logan-rogersville HighB− · 42% proficient
- Glendale HighC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 65804 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
65804 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 65804 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 65804 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 73% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 16% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 65804
Is 65804 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 65804 ranks 12,282nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, an educated workforce, and cell coverage, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 65804 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $259,860. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $75,910 median income, cost of living beats 73% of zip codes.
Is 65804 safe?
65804 is safer than 35% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $471 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 65804?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 23. That works out to about 61 pleasant days a year, more than 10% of zip codes.
Is 65804 good for families?
Schools beat 52% of zip codes, crime safety beats 35%, and childcare runs $664 a month.
Compare 65804 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 65804. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 65804 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.
65804 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 65804: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 65804: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 65804: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 65804: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
65804 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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