Best Places67344, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 67344, 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.
67344 ranks 22,740th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 67344
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.
67344's strengths and weaknesses
Where 67344 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 97% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 80% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 73% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 66% of zip codes
Where 67344 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 67344
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 67344 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,719, 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 67344'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 and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 67344
67344 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 67344.
Who works in 67344, and how
Work in 67344 centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 67344
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 67344.
What the weather is like in 67344, month by month
67344 sees roughly 97 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 67344
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 76 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 67344
Schools across 67344 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln Memorial ElemA− · 57% proficient
- Elk Valley ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Jefferson SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Independence MiddleC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Caney Valley HighC− · 28% proficient
- Neodesha HighD · 18% proficient
- Fredonia Jr./sr. High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 67344 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
67344 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 67344 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 67344
Is 67344 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 67344 ranks 22,740th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and an educated workforce, and lowest on a weak job market and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 67344 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $189,753. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $74,719 median income, cost of living beats 66% of zip codes.
Is 67344 safe?
67344 is safer than 51% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $330 per resident a year.
Compare 67344 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 67344. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 67344 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.
67344 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 67344: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 67344: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 67344: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 67344: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
67344 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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