Best Places66033, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66033, 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.
66033 ranks 14,953rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 66033
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.
66033's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66033 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 97% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 66033 ranks low
- Short commute34.6 minutes each way, better than only 12% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 66033
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 66033 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,194, 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 66033's effective rate of 1.35%, 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 66033
66033 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 66033.
Who works in 66033, and how
Work in 66033 centers on health care & social and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 66033
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 66033.
What the weather is like in 66033, month by month
66033 sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 66033
Kansas City International sits about 68 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 66033
Schools across 66033 average a C+, better than 41% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Garnett Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Central Heights ElemB− · 42% proficient
- Greeley ElemD− · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Osawatomie Middle SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Anderson County Jr/sr High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66033 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66033 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 66033 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 66033
Is 66033 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66033 ranks 14,953rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and a strong job market, and lowest on long commutes and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 66033 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $222,970. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $91,194 median income, cost of living beats 78% of zip codes.
Is 66033 safe?
Yes, 66033 is safer than 90% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $197 per resident a year.
Compare 66033 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66033. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66033 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.
66033 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66033: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66033: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66033: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66033: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66033 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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