Best PlacesCoves North, Kansas City, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Coves North, Kansas City, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Coves North, Kansas City ranks 2,124th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Coves North, Kansas City
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.
Coves North, Kansas City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Coves North, Kansas City ranks high
- Cheap childcare$605 a month, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Coves North, Kansas City ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Coves North, Kansas City
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Coves North, Kansas City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,949, 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 Coves North, Kansas City'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, 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 Coves North, Kansas City
Coves North, Kansas City runs younger 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 Coves North, Kansas City.
Who works in Coves North, Kansas City, and how
Work in Coves North, Kansas City centers on professional & technical 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 77%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Coves North, Kansas City
Coves North, Kansas City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 86% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Coves North, Kansas City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Coves North, Kansas City, month by month
Coves North, Kansas City sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 58° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Coves North, Kansas City
Kansas City International sits about 5 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 Coves North, Kansas City
Schools across Coves North, Kansas City average a B, better than 76% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Nashua ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Pathfinder Elem.B · 49% proficient
- Alfred L. Renner Elem.C+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Mark MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Barry Sch.B+ · 47% proficient
- Congress MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Park Hill HighA− · 64% proficient
- Staley HighB+ · 55% proficient
- Oak Park HighC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Coves North, Kansas City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Coves North, Kansas City 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 Coves North, Kansas City against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Coves North, Kansas City
Is Coves North, Kansas City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Coves North, Kansas City ranks 2,124th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, and health care access, and lowest on cell coverage and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Coves North, Kansas City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $290,020. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $86,949 median income, cost of living beats 71% of neighborhoods.
Is Coves North, Kansas City safe?
Yes, Coves North, Kansas City is safer than 87% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $307 per resident a year.
Compare Coves North, Kansas City with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Coves North, Kansas City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Coves North, Kansas City 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.
Coves North, Kansas City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Coves North, Kansas City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Coves North, Kansas City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Coves North, Kansas City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Coves North, Kansas City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Coves North, Kansas City 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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