Best PlacesCulver, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Culver, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Culver ranks 29,242nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Culver
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.
Culver's strengths and weaknesses
Where Culver ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 79% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 108 pleasant days a year, better than 73% of towns
- BikingBetter than 72% of towns
Where Culver ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 16% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Culver
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Culver home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,875, 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 Culver's effective rate of 1.67%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Culver
Culver 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 Culver.
Who works in Culver, and how
Work in Culver centers on finance & insurance and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Culver
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Culver.
What the weather is like in Culver, month by month
Culver sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 71° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 70° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Culver
The nearest airport, Salina Regional, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 165 miles away.
The best schools in and around Culver
Schools across Culver average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tescott ElemC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Tescott Junior High/high SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Culver school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Culver 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 Culver against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Culver
Is Culver a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Culver ranks 29,242nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and what local pay buys, and lowest on property taxes and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Culver expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $159,300. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $74,875 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Culver safe?
Yes, Culver is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $270 per resident a year.
Compare Culver with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Culver. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Culver 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.
Culver detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Culver: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Culver: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Culver: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Culver: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Culver 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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