Best PlacesComanche County, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Comanche County, 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.
Comanche County ranks 2,071st of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Comanche County
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.
Comanche County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Comanche County ranks high
- Short commute13.4 minutes each way, better than 98% of counties
- QuietBetter than 96% of counties
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 95% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of counties
Where Comanche County ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 3% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Comanche County
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Comanche County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,587, 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 Comanche County's effective rate of 1.93%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Comanche County
Comanche County 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 Comanche County.
Who works in Comanche County, and how
Work in Comanche County centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Comanche County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Comanche County.
Is Comanche County growing, and who is moving in?
Comanche County has lost about 13% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Ford County, KS.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Comanche County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Comanche County, month by month
Comanche County sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 34° | 23° |
| April | 74° | 58° | 45° |
| July | 96° | 82° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Comanche County
The nearest airport, Dodge City Regional, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 290 miles away.
The best schools in and around Comanche County
Schools across Comanche County average a C−, better than 20% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- South Central Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Central Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- South Central High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Comanche County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Comanche County 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 Comanche County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Comanche County
Is Comanche County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Comanche County ranks 2,071st of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on short commutes, quiet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on property taxes and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Comanche County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $70,217. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $61,587 median income, cost of living beats 51% of counties.
Is Comanche County safe?
Comanche County is safer than 20% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $474 per resident a year.
Compare Comanche County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Comanche County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Comanche County 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.
Comanche County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Comanche County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Comanche County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Comanche County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Comanche County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Comanche County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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