Best Places66224, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66224, 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.
66224 ranks 290th 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 66224
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.
66224's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66224 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$199,722 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 66224 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$996 a month, better than only 33% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 37% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 66224
A household needs to earn about $190,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 66224 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $199,722, 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 66224's effective rate of 1.14%, 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 66224
66224 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 66224.
Who works in 66224, and how
Work in 66224 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 66224
66224 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 78% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 66224 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 66224, month by month
66224 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 66224
Kansas City International sits about 30 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 66224
Schools across 66224 average a B, better than 70% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Prairie Star ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Mission Trail ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Blue River ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Leawood MiddleB− · 42% proficient
- Overland Trail MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Prairie Star MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Blue Valley HighB · 48% proficient
- Blue Valley North HighB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66224 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66224 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 66224 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 66224
Is 66224 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66224 ranks 290th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and an educated workforce, 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 66224 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $695,985. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $199,722 median income, cost of living beats 100% of zip codes.
Is 66224 safe?
Yes, 66224 is safer than 82% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $231 per resident a year.
Compare 66224 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66224. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66224 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.
66224 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66224: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66224: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66224: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66224: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66224 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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