Best PlacesBurden, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Burden, 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.
Burden ranks 39,216th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Burden
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.
Burden's strengths and weaknesses
Where Burden ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- QuietBetter than 91% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of towns
- BikingBetter than 76% of towns
Where Burden ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 10% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Burden
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Burden home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,519, 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 Burden's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Burden
Burden's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Burden.
Who works in Burden, and how
Work in Burden centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Burden
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Burden.
What the weather is like in Burden, month by month
Burden sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Burden
The nearest airport, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 176 miles away.
The best schools in and around Burden
Schools across Burden average a D+, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dexter ElemB+ · 55% proficient
- Central ElemC · 30% proficient
- Whittier ElemC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Winfield Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Winfield HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Central Jr-sr HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Burden school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Burden 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 Burden against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Burden
Is Burden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Burden ranks 39,216th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and quiet, and lowest on civic engagement and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Burden expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $78,979. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $61,519 median income, cost of living beats 38% of towns.
Is Burden safe?
Burden is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $360 per resident a year.
Compare Burden with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Burden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Burden 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.
Burden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Burden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Burden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Burden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Burden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Burden 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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