Best Places66843, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66843, 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.
66843 ranks 28,804th 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 66843
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.
66843's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66843 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 97% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Short commute18.9 minutes each way, better than 89% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 66% of zip codes
Where 66843 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 66843
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 66843 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,344, 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 66843's effective rate of 1.26%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 66843
66843 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 66843.
Who works in 66843, and how
Work in 66843 centers on education and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in 66843
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 66843.
What the weather is like in 66843, month by month
66843 sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 45° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 66843
The nearest airport, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around 66843
Schools across 66843 average a C, better than 30% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Marion ElemB · 50% proficient
- Chase County Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marion MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Chase County Junior Senior High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Marion HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66843 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66843 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 66843 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 66843
Is 66843 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66843 ranks 28,804th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and short commutes, and lowest on biking and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 66843 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $154,200. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $57,344 median income, cost of living beats 48% of zip codes.
Is 66843 safe?
66843 is safer than 20% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $479 per resident a year.
Compare 66843 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66843. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66843 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.
66843 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66843: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66843: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66843: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66843: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66843 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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