Best Places66932, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66932, 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.
66932 ranks 24,583rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 66932
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.
66932's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66932 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 97% of zip codes
- Short commute16.4 minutes each way, better than 95% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 66932 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 66932
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 66932 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,337, 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 66932's effective rate of 1.48%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 66932
66932 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 66932.
Who works in 66932, and how
Work in 66932 centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 66932
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 66932.
What the weather is like in 66932, month by month
66932 sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 66° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 67° | 52° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 66932
The nearest airport, Kearney Regional, is about 66 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 191 miles away.
The best schools in and around 66932
Schools across 66932 average a C, better than 34% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Thunder Ridge ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Smith Center ElemC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thunder Ridge Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Smith Center Jr Sr HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Thunder Ridge High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66932 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66932 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 66932 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 66932
Is 66932 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66932 ranks 24,583rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on distance from a big city and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 66932 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $87,147. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $63,337 median income, cost of living beats 50% of zip codes.
Is 66932 safe?
66932 is safer than 25% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $463 per resident a year.
Compare 66932 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66932. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66932 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.
66932 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66932: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66932: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66932: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66932: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66932 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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