Best Places66214, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66214, 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.
66214 ranks 5,649th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 66214
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.
66214's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66214 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 89% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 66214 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 26% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 66214
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 66214 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,329, 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 66214's effective rate of 1.05%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 66214
66214 runs younger 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 66214.
Who works in 66214, and how
Work in 66214 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 66214
66214 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 66214 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 66214, month by month
66214 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 66214
Kansas City International sits about 23 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 66214
Schools across 66214 average a C, better than 40% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Oak Park-carpenter ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Brookridge ElemC · 34% proficient
- Pawnee ElemC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Indian Woods MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Trailridge MiddleC− · 29% proficient
- Hocker Grove MiddleD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Shawnee Mission South HighB− · 41% proficient
- Shawnee Mission Northwest HighC · 35% proficient
- Shawnee Mission North HighC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66214 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66214 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 66214 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 66214
Is 66214 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66214 ranks 5,649th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, state infrastructure, and biking, and lowest on noise and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 66214 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $304,460. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $91,329 median income, cost of living beats 82% of zip codes.
Is 66214 safe?
66214 is safer than 43% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $367 per resident a year.
Compare 66214 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66214. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66214 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.
66214 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66214: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66214: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66214: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66214: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66214 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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