Best PlacesClearfield, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Clearfield, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Clearfield ranks 10,828th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Clearfield
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.
Clearfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Clearfield ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
Where Clearfield ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute32.9 minutes each way, better than only 20% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 22% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Clearfield
A household needs to earn about $109,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Clearfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $97,897; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Clearfield's effective rate of 1.11%, 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 Clearfield
Clearfield runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Clearfield.
Who works in Clearfield, and how
Work in Clearfield centers on education and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Clearfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Clearfield.
What the weather is like in Clearfield, month by month
Clearfield sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Clearfield
Kansas City International sits about 39 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 Clearfield
Schools across Clearfield average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Edgerton ElemB+ · 55% proficient
- Eudora Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Baldwin Elementary Intermediate CenterB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pioneer Ridge Middle SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Wellsville Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Eudora Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Wellsville HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Eudora High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Baldwin High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Clearfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Clearfield 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 Clearfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Clearfield
Is Clearfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Clearfield ranks 10,828th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, population health, and an educated workforce, and lowest on internet speeds and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Clearfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $400,612. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $97,897 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Clearfield safe?
Yes, Clearfield is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $224 per resident a year.
Compare Clearfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Clearfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Clearfield 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.
Clearfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Clearfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Clearfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Clearfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Clearfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Clearfield 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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