Best Places66434, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66434, 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.
66434 ranks 17,309th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 66434
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.
66434's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66434 ranks high
- Short commute13.5 minutes each way, better than 98% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 97% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 68% of zip codes
Where 66434 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 26% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 66434
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 66434 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,395, 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 66434's effective rate of 1.32%, 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 66434
66434'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 66434.
Who works in 66434, and how
Work in 66434 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 66434
66434 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 96% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 66434 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 66434, month by month
66434 sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 66434
Kansas City International sits about 59 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 66434
Schools across 66434 average a C, better than 29% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Sabetha Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Horton ElemC · 35% proficient
- Hiawatha ElemC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sabetha Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Hiawatha Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Everest MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Hiawatha Sr HighC− · 30% proficient
- Sabetha High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Horton HighD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66434 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66434 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 66434 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 66434
Is 66434 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66434 ranks 17,309th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and state infrastructure, and lowest on a weak job market and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 66434 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $134,368. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $71,395 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 66434 safe?
66434 is safer than 51% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $329 per resident a year.
Compare 66434 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66434. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66434 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.
66434 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66434: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66434: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66434: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66434: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66434 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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