Best PlacesCoolidge, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Coolidge, 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.
Coolidge ranks 34,087th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Coolidge
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.
Coolidge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Coolidge ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Short commute16.0 minutes each way, better than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of towns
Where Coolidge ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Coolidge
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Coolidge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $105,357, 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 Coolidge's effective rate of 1.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Coolidge
Coolidge's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Coolidge.
Who works in Coolidge, and how
Work in Coolidge centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Coolidge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Coolidge.
What the weather is like in Coolidge, month by month
Coolidge sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 32° | 21° |
| April | 73° | 54° | 39° |
| July | 94° | 78° | 65° |
| October | 74° | 56° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Coolidge
The nearest airport, Garden City Regional, is about 70 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 190 miles away.
The best schools in and around Coolidge
Schools across Coolidge average a D, better than 7% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Syracuse ElemC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Syracuse HighD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Coolidge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Coolidge 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 Coolidge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Coolidge
Is Coolidge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Coolidge ranks 34,087th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, short commutes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on civic engagement and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Coolidge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $109,600. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $105,357 median income, cost of living beats 91% of towns.
Is Coolidge safe?
Coolidge is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $817 per resident a year.
Compare Coolidge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Coolidge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Coolidge 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.
Coolidge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Coolidge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Coolidge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Coolidge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Coolidge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Coolidge 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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