Best Places66777, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66777, 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.
66777 ranks 30,567th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 66777
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.
66777's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66777 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 97% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 100 pleasant days a year, better than 64% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 59% of zip codes
Where 66777 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Household income$44,077 median, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 66777
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 66777 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,077, 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 66777's effective rate of 1.17%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 66777
66777 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 66777.
Who works in 66777, and how
Work in 66777 centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in 66777
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 66777.
What the weather is like in 66777, month by month
66777 sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 34° | 26° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of 66777
The nearest airport, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl, is about 82 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around 66777
Schools across 66777 average a C−, better than 27% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Marshall Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Yates Center ElemC+ · 37% proficient
- Lincoln ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Eureka Jr/sr HighC− · 28% proficient
- Hamilton HighD+ · 24% proficient
- Yates Center HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66777 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66777 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 66777 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 66777
Is 66777 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66777 ranks 30,567th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and quiet, and lowest on internet speeds and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 66777 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $76,986. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $44,077 median income, cost of living beats 11% of zip codes.
Is 66777 safe?
66777 is safer than 22% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $492 per resident a year.
Compare 66777 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66777. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66777 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.
66777 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66777: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66777: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66777: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66777: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66777 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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