Best Places66047, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66047, 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.
66047 ranks 5,027th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 66047
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.
66047's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66047 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 66047 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 33% of zip codes
- School gradeC+, better than only 38% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 66047
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 66047 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $73,675, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 66047's effective rate of 1.23%, 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 66047
66047 runs younger 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 66047.
Who works in 66047, and how
Work in 66047 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 66047
66047 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 88% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 66047 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 66047, month by month
66047 sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 66047
Kansas City International sits about 40 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 66047
Schools across 66047 average a C+, better than 38% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Langston Hughes ElemA · 69% proficient
- Lecompton ElemB · 50% proficient
- Sunflower ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lawrence Southwest Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Carbondale Attendance CenterC− · 29% proficient
- Billy Mills Middle SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Lawrence Free State HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Baldwin High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Lawrence HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66047 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66047 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 66047 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 66047
Is 66047 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66047 ranks 5,027th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, state infrastructure, and an educated workforce, and lowest on property taxes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 66047 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $331,561. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $73,675 median income, cost of living beats 64% of zip codes.
Is 66047 safe?
Yes, 66047 is safer than 92% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $192 per resident a year.
Compare 66047 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66047. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66047 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.
66047 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66047: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66047: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66047: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66047: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66047 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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