Best Places66211, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66211, 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.
66211 ranks 1,518th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 66211
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.
66211's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66211 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$154,166 median, better than 96% of zip codes
Where 66211 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 30% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$996 a month, better than only 33% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 66211
A household needs to earn about $294,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 66211 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $154,166, 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 66211's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 66211
66211 runs older 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 66211.
Who works in 66211, and how
Work in 66211 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 66211
66211 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 66211 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 66211, month by month
66211 sees roughly 97 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 66211
Kansas City International sits about 26 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 66211
Schools across 66211 average a B, better than 68% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Brookwood ElemA · 65% proficient
- Valley Park ElementaryA− · 61% proficient
- Trailwood ElemA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- Leawood MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- Overland Trail MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Indian Woods MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Blue Valley North HighB · 46% proficient
- Shawnee Mission South HighB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66211 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66211 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 66211 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 66211
Is 66211 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66211 ranks 1,518th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, what local pay buys, and an educated workforce, and lowest on crime and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 66211 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $1,099,417. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $154,166 median income, cost of living beats 100% of zip codes.
Is 66211 safe?
66211 is safer than 16% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $537 per resident a year.
Compare 66211 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66211. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66211 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.
66211 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66211: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66211: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66211: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66211: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66211 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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