Best PlacesCodell, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Codell, 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.
Codell ranks 33,016th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Codell
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.
Codell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Codell ranks high
- Short commute14.3 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap childcare$537 a month, better than 88% of towns
- QuietBetter than 80% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 80% of towns
Where Codell ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Codell
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Codell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,095, 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 Codell's effective rate of 1.57%, 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 Codell
Codell runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Codell.
Who works in Codell, and how
Work in Codell centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Codell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Codell.
What the weather is like in Codell, month by month
Codell sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 29° | 19° |
| April | 70° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 93° | 79° | 66° |
| October | 72° | 55° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Codell
The nearest airport, Hays Regional, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 226 miles away.
The best schools in and around Codell
Schools across Codell average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Natoma ElemB · 45% proficient
- Plainville ElemC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Plainville HighD · 22% proficient
- Natoma High (6-12)D− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Codell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Codell 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 Codell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Codell
Is Codell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Codell ranks 33,016th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, state infrastructure, and affordable childcare, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Codell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $135,916. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $79,095 median income, cost of living beats 80% of towns.
Is Codell safe?
Codell is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $576 per resident a year.
Compare Codell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Codell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Codell 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.
Codell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Codell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Codell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Codell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Codell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Codell 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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