Best Places66516, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66516, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
66516 ranks 6,797th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 66516
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.
66516's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66516 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 97% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Household income$113,145 median, better than 87% of zip codes
Where 66516 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 25% 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 66516
A household needs to earn about $69,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 66516 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $113,145, 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 66516's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 66516
66516 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 66516.
Who works in 66516, and how
Work in 66516 centers on public administration and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 66516
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 66516.
What the weather is like in 66516, month by month
66516 sees roughly 94 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 66516
Kansas City International sits about 58 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 66516
Schools across 66516 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Jackson Heights Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Horton ElemC · 35% proficient
- Wetmore ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hiawatha Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Everest MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Wetmore HighB+ · 58% proficient
- Hiawatha Sr HighC− · 30% proficient
- Jackson Heights High School And Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66516 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66516 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 66516 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 66516
Is 66516 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66516 ranks 6,797th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, a strong job market, and what local pay buys, and lowest on biking and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 66516 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $257,186. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $113,145 median income, cost of living beats 95% of zip codes.
Is 66516 safe?
66516 is safer than 32% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $409 per resident a year.
Compare 66516 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66516. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66516 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.
66516 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66516: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66516: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66516: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66516: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66516 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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