Best Places67545, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 67545, 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.
67545 ranks 20,548th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 67545
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.
67545's strengths and weaknesses
Where 67545 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 97% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 67545 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 13% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 67545
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 67545 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,794, 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 67545's effective rate of 1.34%, 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 67545
67545 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 67545.
Who works in 67545, and how
Work in 67545 centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 67545
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 67545.
What the weather is like in 67545, month by month
67545 sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 31° | 21° |
| April | 70° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 93° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 67545
The nearest airport, Hays Regional, is about 60 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 227 miles away.
The best schools in and around 67545
Schools across 67545 average a D+, better than 13% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ellinwood ElemC · 32% proficient
- St John ElemC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ellinwood Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- St John HighD · 22% proficient
- Ellinwood HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 67545 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
67545 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 67545 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 67545
Is 67545 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 67545 ranks 20,548th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and what local pay buys, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 67545 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $136,900. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $82,794 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 67545 safe?
67545 is safer than 43% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $358 per resident a year.
Compare 67545 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 67545. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 67545 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.
67545 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 67545: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 67545: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 67545: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 67545: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
67545 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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