Best PlacesBreen Hills, Kansas City, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Breen Hills, Kansas City, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Breen Hills, Kansas City ranks 2,044th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Breen Hills, Kansas City
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.
Breen Hills, Kansas City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Breen Hills, Kansas City ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$605 a month, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Short commute16.2 minutes each way, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Breen Hills, Kansas City ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Breen Hills, Kansas City
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Breen Hills, Kansas City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,190, 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 Breen Hills, Kansas City's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Breen Hills, Kansas City
Breen Hills, Kansas City runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Breen Hills, Kansas City.
Who works in Breen Hills, Kansas City, and how
Work in Breen Hills, Kansas City centers on health care & social and wholesale trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Breen Hills, Kansas City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Breen Hills, Kansas City.
What the weather is like in Breen Hills, Kansas City, month by month
Breen Hills, Kansas City sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 57° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Breen Hills, Kansas City
Kansas City International sits about 8 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 Breen Hills, Kansas City
Schools across Breen Hills, Kansas City average a B+, better than 82% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- English Landing Elem.A− · 57% proficient
- Thomas B. Chinn Elem.B · 47% proficient
- Southeast Elem.B · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lakeview MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Congress MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Park Hill South HighA− · 67% proficient
- Park Hill HighA− · 64% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Breen Hills, Kansas City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Breen Hills, Kansas City 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 Breen Hills, Kansas City against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Breen Hills, Kansas City
Is Breen Hills, Kansas City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Breen Hills, Kansas City ranks 2,044th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, affordable childcare, and fast internet, and lowest on noise and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Breen Hills, Kansas City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $296,409. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $98,190 median income, cost of living beats 83% of neighborhoods.
Is Breen Hills, Kansas City safe?
Yes, Breen Hills, Kansas City is safer than 74% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $370 per resident a year.
Compare Breen Hills, Kansas City with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Breen Hills, Kansas City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Breen Hills, Kansas City 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.
Breen Hills, Kansas City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Breen Hills, Kansas City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Breen Hills, Kansas City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Breen Hills, Kansas City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Breen Hills, Kansas City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Breen Hills, Kansas City 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.
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