Best Places66955, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 66955, 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.
66955 ranks 25,035th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 66955
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.
66955's strengths and weaknesses
Where 66955 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 97% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 66955 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 66955
A household needs to earn about $19,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 66955 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,875, 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 66955's effective rate of 0.87%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 66955
66955 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 66955.
Who works in 66955, and how
Work in 66955 centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 66955
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 66955.
What the weather is like in 66955, month by month
66955 sees roughly 113 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 68° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 66955
The nearest airport, Lincoln, is about 67 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 118 miles away.
The best schools in and around 66955
Schools across 66955 average a C−, better than 20% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Belleville East ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Washington ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Washington County High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 66955 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
66955 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 66955 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 66955
Is 66955 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 66955 ranks 25,035th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and quiet, and lowest on crime and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 66955 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $72,900. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $71,875 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 66955 safe?
66955 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $942 per resident a year.
Compare 66955 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 66955. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 66955 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.
66955 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 66955: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 66955: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 66955: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 66955: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
66955 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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