Best Places66219, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66219, 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.
66219 ranks 2,161st 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 66219
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.
66219's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66219 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 66219 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$996 a month, better than only 33% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 40% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 66219
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 66219 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $105,191, 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 66219's effective rate of 1.19%, 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 66219
66219 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 66219.
Who works in 66219, and how
Work in 66219 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 66219
66219 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 72% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 66219 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 66219, month by month
66219 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 66219
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 66219
Schools across 66219 average a C+, better than 44% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Horizon ElementaryA · 68% proficient
- Christa Mcauliffe ElemB+ · 52% proficient
- Sunflower ElemB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Indian Woods MiddleC · 35% proficient
- Westridge MiddleD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Olathe Northwest High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Mill Valley High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Shawnee Mission South HighB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66219 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66219 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 66219 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 66219
Is 66219 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66219 ranks 2,161st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, population health, and state infrastructure, and lowest on noise and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 66219 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $428,157. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $105,191 median income, cost of living beats 90% of zip codes.
Is 66219 safe?
Yes, 66219 is safer than 81% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $224 per resident a year.
Compare 66219 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66219. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66219 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.
66219 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66219: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66219: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66219: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66219: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66219 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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