Best Places66608, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66608, 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.
66608 ranks 30,143rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 66608
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.
66608's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66608 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Short commute18.3 minutes each way, better than 90% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 81% of zip codes
Where 66608 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Household income$47,430 median, better than only 8% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 66608
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 66608 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,430, 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 66608's effective rate of 1.01%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 66608
66608 runs older 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 66608.
Who works in 66608, and how
Work in 66608 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 66608
66608 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 66608 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 66608, month by month
66608 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 66608
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 66608
Schools across 66608 average a D+, better than 10% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Logan ElementaryC · 31% proficient
- Quincy ElemD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Seaman Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Chase Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Seaman HighD+ · 24% proficient
- Topeka HighD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66608 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66608 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 66608 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 66608
Is 66608 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66608 ranks 30,143rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, short commutes, and walkability, and lowest on crime and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 66608 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $95,989. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $47,430 median income, cost of living beats 19% of zip codes.
Is 66608 safe?
66608 is safer than 6% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $770 per resident a year.
Compare 66608 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66608. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66608 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.
66608 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66608: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66608: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66608: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66608: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66608 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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