Best Places66062, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66062, 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.
66062 ranks 1,547th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 66062
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.
66062's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66062 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 66062 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 28% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 31% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$996 a month, better than only 33% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 37% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 66062
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 66062 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $123,414, 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 66062's effective rate of 1.13%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 66062
66062 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 66062.
Who works in 66062, and how
Work in 66062 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 66062
66062 has more parkland per resident than 81% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 70% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 66062 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 66062, month by month
66062 sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 66062
Kansas City International sits about 30 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 66062
Schools across 66062 average a C+, better than 50% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Prairie Creek ElementaryA+ · 81% proficient
- Morse ElementaryA+ · 76% proficient
- Timber Creek Elementary SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodland Spring Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- California Trail Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Frontier Trail Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Blue Valley West HighB− · 44% proficient
- Olathe Northwest High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Blue Valley Southwest High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66062 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66062 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 66062 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 66062 suits
Families
Schools land around the 50th percentile and crime safety beats 75%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 23% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 60% of zip codes and health care access beats 82%.
Common questions about living in 66062
Is 66062 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66062 ranks 1,547th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, few empty homes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on taxes and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 66062 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $372,542. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $123,414 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 66062 safe?
Yes, 66062 is safer than 75% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $255 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 66062?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 23. That works out to about 96 pleasant days a year, more than 60% of zip codes.
Is 66062 good for families?
Schools beat 50% of zip codes, crime safety beats 75%, and childcare runs $996 a month.
Compare 66062 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66062. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66062 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.
66062 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66062: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66062: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66062: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66062: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66062 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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