Best PlacesCimarron, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cimarron, 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.
Cimarron ranks 23,609th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cimarron
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.
Cimarron's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cimarron ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute19.0 minutes each way, better than 91% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of towns
Where Cimarron ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 5% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cimarron
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cimarron home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,152, 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 Cimarron's effective rate of 1.42%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cimarron
Cimarron runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cimarron.
Who works in Cimarron, and how
Work in Cimarron centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Cimarron
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cimarron.
What the weather is like in Cimarron, month by month
Cimarron sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 31° | 19° |
| April | 73° | 54° | 39° |
| July | 95° | 80° | 66° |
| October | 76° | 57° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Cimarron
The nearest airport, Dodge City Regional, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 273 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cimarron
Schools across Cimarron average a D+, better than 20% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ingalls ElemA+ · 80% proficient
- Jennie Barker ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- Cimarron ElemC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kenneth Henderson MiddleD− · 18% proficient
- Comanche Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Cimarron HighD · 20% proficient
- Dodge City High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Garden City High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cimarron school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cimarron 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 Cimarron against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cimarron
Is Cimarron a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cimarron ranks 23,609th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, affordable childcare, and state infrastructure, and lowest on distance from a big city and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cimarron expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $193,606. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $85,152 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Cimarron safe?
Cimarron is safer than 42% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $349 per resident a year.
Compare Cimarron with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cimarron. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cimarron 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.
Cimarron detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cimarron: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cimarron: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cimarron: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cimarron: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cimarron 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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