Best Places67217, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 67217, 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.
67217 ranks 26,813th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 67217
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.
67217's strengths and weaknesses
Where 67217 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Short commute19.8 minutes each way, better than 86% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 67217 ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 67217
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 67217 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,853, 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 67217's effective rate of 1.14%, 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 67217
67217 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 67217.
Who works in 67217, and how
Work in 67217 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 67217
67217 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 83% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 67217 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 67217, month by month
67217 sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 33° | 22° |
| April | 73° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 69° |
| October | 76° | 60° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 67217
The nearest airport, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 184 miles away.
The best schools in and around 67217
Schools across 67217 average a D−, better than 4% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Oatville ElemB · 48% proficient
- Ruth Clark Elementary K-5B− · 40% proficient
- Cleaveland Traditional Magnet ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Haysville West Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Haysville Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Truesdell Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Campus High HaysvilleD · 20% proficient
- South HighF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 67217 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
67217 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 67217 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 67217 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 7% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 67217
Is 67217 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 67217 ranks 26,813th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, state infrastructure, and fast internet, and lowest on the schools and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 67217 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $127,748. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $56,853 median income, cost of living beats 27% of zip codes.
Is 67217 safe?
67217 is safer than 20% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $516 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 67217?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 22. That works out to about 88 pleasant days a year, more than 54% of zip codes.
Is 67217 good for families?
Schools beat 4% of zip codes, crime safety beats 20%, and childcare runs $712 a month.
Compare 67217 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 67217. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 67217 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.
67217 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 67217: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 67217: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 67217: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 67217: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
67217 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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