Best Places67301, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 67301, 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.
67301 ranks 21,306th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 67301
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.
67301's strengths and weaknesses
Where 67301 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 97% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Short commute18.5 minutes each way, better than 90% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 79% of zip codes
Where 67301 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 67301
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 67301 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,592, 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 67301's effective rate of 1.65%, 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 67301
67301's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 67301.
Who works in 67301, and how
Work in 67301 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 67301
67301 has more parkland per resident than 91% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 67301 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 67301, month by month
67301 sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 67301
The nearest airport, Joplin Regional, is about 67 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 153 miles away.
The best schools in and around 67301
Schools across 67301 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln Memorial ElemA− · 57% proficient
- Elk Valley ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Lincoln Central ElemB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Independence MiddleC− · 28% proficient
- Roosevelt MiddleD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Caney Valley HighC− · 28% proficient
- Independence Sr HighC− · 28% proficient
- Neodesha HighD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 67301 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
67301 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 67301 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 67301
Is 67301 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 67301 ranks 21,306th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and short commutes, and lowest on property taxes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 67301 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $112,631. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $62,592 median income, cost of living beats 42% of zip codes.
Is 67301 safe?
Yes, 67301 is safer than 62% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $307 per resident a year.
Compare 67301 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 67301. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 67301 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.
67301 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 67301: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 67301: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 67301: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 67301: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
67301 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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