Best Places66109, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66109, 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.
66109 ranks 8,478th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 66109
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.
66109's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66109 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 66109 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 24% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- School gradeC, better than only 26% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 40% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 66109
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 66109 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $99,505, 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 66109's effective rate of 1.54%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 66109
66109's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 66109.
Who works in 66109, and how
Work in 66109 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 66109
66109 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 66109 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 66109, month by month
66109 sees roughly 92 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 66109
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 66109
Schools across 66109 average a C, better than 26% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Union Chapel Elem.A− · 58% proficient
- Piper Creek ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Lansing Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lansing Middle 6-8C+ · 37% proficient
- Piper MiddleC · 31% proficient
- Robert E Clark MiddleD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Lansing High 9-12C · 33% proficient
- Piper HighC− · 27% proficient
- Alfred Fairfax AcademyD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66109 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66109 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 66109 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 66109 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 16% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 57% of zip codes and health care access beats 56%.
Common questions about living in 66109
Is 66109 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66109 ranks 8,478th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, state infrastructure, and a strong job market, and lowest on property taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 66109 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $291,010. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $99,505 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 66109 safe?
66109 is safer than 51% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $360 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 66109?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 42 with lows near 20. That works out to about 92 pleasant days a year, more than 57% of zip codes.
Is 66109 good for families?
Schools beat 26% of zip codes, crime safety beats 51%, and childcare runs $712 a month.
Compare 66109 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66109. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66109 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.
66109 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66109: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66109: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66109: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66109: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66109 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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