Best Places66213, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66213, 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.
66213 ranks 546th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 66213
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.
66213's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66213 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 66213 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$996 a month, better than only 33% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 48% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 66213
A household needs to earn about $130,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 66213 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $131,976, 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 66213's effective rate of 1.11%, 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 66213
66213's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 66213.
Who works in 66213, and how
Work in 66213 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 69%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 66213
66213 has more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 66213 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 66213, month by month
66213 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 66213
Kansas City International sits about 28 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 66213
Schools across 66213 average a B, better than 68% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Regency Place ElementaryA · 72% proficient
- Cottonwood Point ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Oak Hill ElementaryA · 66% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harmony MiddleB · 46% proficient
- California Trail Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Overland Trail MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Blue Valley North HighB · 46% proficient
- Blue Valley Northwest HighB · 46% proficient
- Olathe East Sr HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66213 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66213 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 66213 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 66213 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 28% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 61% of zip codes and health care access beats 96%.
Common questions about living in 66213
Is 66213 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66213 ranks 546th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, an educated workforce, and fast internet, 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 66213 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $476,532. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $131,976 median income, cost of living beats 98% of zip codes.
Is 66213 safe?
Yes, 66213 is safer than 66% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $284 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 66213?
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 61% of zip codes.
Is 66213 good for families?
Schools beat 68% of zip codes, crime safety beats 66%, and childcare runs $996 a month.
Compare 66213 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66213. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66213 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.
66213 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66213: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66213: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66213: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66213: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66213 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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