Best PlacesBushong, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bushong, 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.
Bushong ranks 39,085th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bushong
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.
Bushong's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bushong ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 83% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 102 pleasant days a year, better than 70% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 67% of towns
Where Bushong ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 17% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 20% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bushong
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bushong home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,252, 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 Bushong's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bushong
Bushong 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 Bushong.
Who works in Bushong, and how
Work in Bushong centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Bushong
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bushong.
What the weather is like in Bushong, month by month
Bushong sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 45° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Bushong
The nearest airport, Manhattan Regional, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 95 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bushong
Schools across Bushong average a C−, better than 25% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Council Grove Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Nlc Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Council Grove Junior Senior High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Northern HeightsD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bushong school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bushong 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 Bushong against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bushong
Is Bushong a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bushong ranks 39,085th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and health care access, and lowest on internet speeds and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bushong expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $123,017. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $64,252 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Bushong safe?
Bushong is safer than 42% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $360 per resident a year.
Compare Bushong with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bushong. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bushong 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.
Bushong detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bushong: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bushong: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bushong: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bushong: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bushong 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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