Best Places66607, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66607, 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.
66607 ranks 31,805th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 66607
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.
66607's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66607 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Short commute17.6 minutes each way, better than 92% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 66607 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$43,011 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 66607
A household needs to earn about $17,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 66607 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,011, 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 66607's effective rate of 1.77%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 66607
66607 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 66607.
Who works in 66607, and how
Work in 66607 centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 66607
66607 has more parkland per resident than 98% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 66607 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 66607, month by month
66607 sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 71° | 56° | 43° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 68° |
| October | 74° | 58° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 66607
Kansas City International sits about 53 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 66607
Schools across 66607 average a D−, better than 4% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Meadows ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Tecumseh North ElemC− · 28% proficient
- State Street ElemD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Shawnee Heights MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
- Robinson Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Chase Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Shawnee Heights HighC · 30% proficient
- Topeka HighD · 19% proficient
- Highland Park HighF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66607 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66607 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 66607 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 66607
Is 66607 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66607 ranks 31,805th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, short commutes, and cell coverage, and lowest on civic engagement and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 66607 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $57,512. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $43,011 median income, cost of living beats 9% of zip codes.
Is 66607 safe?
66607 is safer than 8% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $731 per resident a year.
Compare 66607 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66607. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66607 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.
66607 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66607: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66607: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66607: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66607: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66607 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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