Best PlacesFarley, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Farley, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Farley ranks 5,887th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Farley
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.
Farley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Farley ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$122,071 median, better than 94% of towns
Where Farley ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 27% of towns
- Short commute31.1 minutes each way, better than only 28% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 30% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 43% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Farley
A household needs to earn about $114,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Farley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $122,071, 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 Farley's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 Farley
Farley runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Farley.
Who works in Farley, and how
Work in Farley centers on professional & technical and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Farley
Farley has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Farley and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Farley, month by month
Farley sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 58° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Farley
Kansas City International sits about 6 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.7 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Farley
Schools across Farley average a B+, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hawthorn Elem.A · 65% proficient
- Union Chapel Elem.A− · 58% proficient
- Central Elem.A− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Platte City MiddleA− · 55% proficient
- Lakeview MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Lansing Middle 6-8C+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Platte County HighB · 50% proficient
- West Platte HighB · 50% proficient
- Piper HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Farley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Farley 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 Farley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Farley
Is Farley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Farley ranks 5,887th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, population health, and few empty homes, and lowest on noise and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Farley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $434,409. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $122,071 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Farley safe?
Farley is safer than 45% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $390 per resident a year.
Compare Farley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Farley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Farley 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.
Farley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Farley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Farley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Farley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Farley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Farley 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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