Best PlacesBlack Jack, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Black Jack, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Black Jack ranks 18,675th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Black Jack
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.
Black Jack's strengths and weaknesses
Where Black Jack ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 85% of towns
Where Black Jack ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 17% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 21% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Black Jack
A household needs to earn about $105,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Black Jack home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $79,385, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Black Jack'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 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 Black Jack
Black Jack runs older 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 Black Jack.
Who works in Black Jack, and how
Work in Black Jack centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Black Jack
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Black Jack.
What the weather is like in Black Jack, month by month
Black Jack sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Black Jack
Kansas City International sits about 45 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.7 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Black Jack
Schools across Black Jack average a C, better than 39% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Baldwin Elementary Intermediate CenterB− · 44% proficient
- Wellsville ElemB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wellsville Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Ottawa Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Baldwin Junior High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Wellsville HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Baldwin High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Black Jack school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Black Jack 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 Black Jack against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Black Jack
Is Black Jack a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Black Jack ranks 18,675th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on an educated workforce, population health, and state infrastructure, and lowest on a weak job market and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Black Jack expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $386,969. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $79,385 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is Black Jack safe?
Yes, Black Jack is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $233 per resident a year.
Compare Black Jack with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Black Jack. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Black Jack 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.
Black Jack detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Black Jack: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Black Jack: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Black Jack: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Black Jack: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Black Jack 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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