Best Places66027, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66027, 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.
66027 ranks 3,361st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 66027
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.
66027's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66027 ranks high
- Short commute11.7 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 66027 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 34% of zip codes
Who lives in 66027
66027 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 66027.
Who works in 66027, and how
Work in 66027 centers on public administration and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 66027
66027 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 66027 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 66027, month by month
66027 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 66027
Kansas City International sits about 12 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 66027
Schools across 66027 average a B, better than 74% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bradley ElemA+ · 78% proficient
- Eisenhower ElemA · 70% proficient
- Macarthur ElemA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Patton Jr HighA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- West Platte HighB · 50% proficient
- Basehor-linwood High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Leavenworth Sr HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66027 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66027 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 66027 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 66027
Is 66027 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66027 ranks 3,361st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, an educated workforce, and population health, and lowest on civic engagement and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 66027 safe?
Yes, 66027 is safer than 60% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $414 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 66027?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 42 with lows near 20. That works out to about 82 pleasant days a year, more than 47% of zip codes.
Compare 66027 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66027. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66027 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.
66027 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66027: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66027: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66027: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66027: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66027 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.
- 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.
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