Best Places67654, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 67654, 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.
67654 ranks 22,343rd 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 67654
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.
67654's strengths and weaknesses
Where 67654 ranks high
- Short commute9.6 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 113 pleasant days a year, better than 71% of zip codes
Where 67654 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 20% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 67654
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 67654 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,976, 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 67654's effective rate of 1.10%, 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 67654
67654'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 67654.
Who works in 67654, and how
Work in 67654 centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 67654
67654 has more parkland per resident than 97% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 67654 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 67654, month by month
67654 sees roughly 113 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 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 | 71° | 53° | 39° |
| July | 94° | 80° | 67° |
| October | 72° | 55° | 42° |
Flying in and out of 67654
The nearest airport, Hays Regional, is about 76 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 232 miles away.
The best schools in and around 67654
Schools across 67654 average a C−, better than 20% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Almena ElemA+ · 75% proficient
- Eisenhower ElemC+ · 38% proficient
- Oberlin ElemC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Norton Jr HighD · 22% proficient
- Long Island Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Northern Valley HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Norton HighD− · 17% proficient
- Decatur Community Jr/sr HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 67654 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
67654 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 67654 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 67654
Is 67654 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 67654 ranks 22,343rd 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 67654 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $116,424. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $61,976 median income, cost of living beats 34% of zip codes.
Is 67654 safe?
67654 is safer than 25% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $452 per resident a year.
Compare 67654 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 67654. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 67654 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.
67654 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 67654: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 67654: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 67654: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 67654: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
67654 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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