Best Places66206, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66206, 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.
66206 ranks 215th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 66206
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.
66206's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66206 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$194,760 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 66206 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$996 a month, better than only 33% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 34% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 42% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 66206
A household needs to earn about $185,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 66206 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $194,760, 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 66206's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 66206
66206 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 66206.
Who works in 66206, and how
Work in 66206 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 66206
66206 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 66206 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 66206, month by month
66206 sees roughly 100 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 66206
Kansas City International sits about 24 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 66206
Schools across 66206 average a B+, better than 76% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Corinth ElemA+ · 81% proficient
- Briarwood ElemA · 68% proficient
- Brookwood ElemA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Indian Hills MiddleB · 46% proficient
- Indian Woods MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Shawnee Mission East HighB · 47% proficient
- Shawnee Mission South HighB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66206 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66206 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 66206 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 66206
Is 66206 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66206 ranks 215th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, health care access, and what local pay buys, and lowest on taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 66206 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $687,115. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $194,760 median income, cost of living beats 100% of zip codes.
Is 66206 safe?
Yes, 66206 is safer than 68% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $262 per resident a year.
Compare 66206 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66206. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66206 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.
66206 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66206: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66206: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66206: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66206: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66206 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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