Best Places67851, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 67851, 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.
67851 ranks 17,485th 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 67851
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.
67851's strengths and weaknesses
Where 67851 ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 97% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Short commute20.0 minutes each way, better than 85% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 67851 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 67851
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 67851 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,596, 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 67851's effective rate of 1.12%, 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 67851
67851 runs younger than the country, 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 67851.
Who works in 67851, and how
Work in 67851 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 67851
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 67851.
What the weather is like in 67851, month by month
67851 sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 30° | 18° |
| April | 71° | 53° | 38° |
| July | 93° | 78° | 65° |
| October | 73° | 55° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 67851
The nearest airport, Garden City Regional, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 236 miles away.
The best schools in and around 67851
Schools across 67851 average a D, better than 8% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Jennie Barker ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- Plymell ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Holcomb Elem 3-5C · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kenneth Henderson MiddleD− · 18% proficient
- Horace J. Good Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Holcomb MiddleF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Holcomb HighD− · 12% proficient
- Garden City High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 67851 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
67851 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 67851 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 67851
Is 67851 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 67851 ranks 17,485th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on affordable childcare, clean air, and state infrastructure, 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 67851 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $238,303. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $81,596 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 67851 safe?
Yes, 67851 is safer than 56% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $316 per resident a year.
Compare 67851 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 67851. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 67851 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.
67851 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 67851: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 67851: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 67851: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 67851: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
67851 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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