Best Places66118, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66118, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
66118 ranks 29,896th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 66118
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.
66118's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66118 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 88% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Short commute20.2 minutes each way, better than 84% of zip codes
Where 66118 ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
Who lives in 66118
66118 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 66118.
Life in 66118
66118 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 66118 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 66118, month by month
66118 sees roughly 106 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 57° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 66118
Kansas City International sits about 14 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 66118
Schools across 66118 average an F, better than 1% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Grant ElemF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rosedale MiddleF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- J C Harmon HighF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66118 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66118 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 66118 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 66118
Is 66118 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66118 ranks 29,896th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, transit, and biking, and lowest on the schools and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 66118 safe?
66118 is safer than 10% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $617 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 66118?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 24. That works out to about 106 pleasant days a year, more than 67% of zip codes.
Compare 66118 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66118. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66118 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.
66118 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66118: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66118: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66118: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66118: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66118 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.
Your priorities
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