Best Places67601, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 67601, 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.
67601 ranks 10,728th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 67601
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.
67601's strengths and weaknesses
Where 67601 ranks high
- Short commute12.0 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 67601 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 27% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 67601
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 67601 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,868, 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 67601's effective rate of 1.17%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 67601
67601 runs younger 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 67601.
Who works in 67601, and how
Work in 67601 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 67601
67601 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 91% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 67601 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 67601, month by month
67601 sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 29° | 19° |
| April | 70° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 93° | 79° | 66° |
| October | 72° | 55° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 67601
The nearest airport, Hays Regional, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 247 miles away.
The best schools in and around 67601
Schools across 67601 average a B, better than 66% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Kathryn O'loughlin Mccarthy ElemA · 68% proficient
- La Crosse ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Woodrow Wilson ElemB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Palco Jr. HighA− · 58% proficient
- Hays Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- La Crosse Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Hays HighC · 35% proficient
- Ellis Jr/sr HighC− · 27% proficient
- Palco HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 67601 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
67601 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 67601 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 67601 suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 67601
Is 67601 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 67601 ranks 10,728th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, state infrastructure, and walkability, 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 67601 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,426. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $69,868 median income, cost of living beats 49% of zip codes.
Is 67601 safe?
Yes, 67601 is safer than 60% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $308 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 67601?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 19. That works out to about 79 pleasant days a year, more than 43% of zip codes.
Is 67601 good for families?
Schools beat 66% of zip codes, crime safety beats 60%, and childcare runs $796 a month.
Compare 67601 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 67601. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 67601 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.
67601 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 67601: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 67601: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 67601: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 67601: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
67601 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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