Best Places67491, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 67491, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
67491 ranks 14,300th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 67491
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.
67491's strengths and weaknesses
Where 67491 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 97% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Short commute19.5 minutes each way, better than 87% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 67491 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 67491
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 67491 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,579, 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 67491's effective rate of 1.18%, 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 67491
67491 runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 67491.
Who works in 67491, and how
Work in 67491 centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 67491
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 67491.
What the weather is like in 67491, month by month
67491 sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 71° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 67491
The nearest airport, Salina Regional, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 183 miles away.
The best schools in and around 67491
Schools across 67491 average a C, better than 30% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Windom ElemA− · 57% proficient
- Soderstrom ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- Inman ElemB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Smoky Valley Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Little River Junior HighD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Smoky Valley HighC− · 27% proficient
- Inman Jr/sr High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Little River HighD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 67491 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
67491 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 67491 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 67491
Is 67491 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 67491 ranks 14,300th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and short commutes, and lowest on tree cover and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 67491 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $291,349. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $92,579 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 67491 safe?
Yes, 67491 is safer than 59% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $302 per resident a year.
Compare 67491 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 67491. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 67491 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.
67491 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 67491: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 67491: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 67491: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 67491: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
67491 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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