Best PlacesDeerfield, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Deerfield, 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.
Deerfield ranks 21,336th 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 Deerfield
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.
Deerfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Deerfield ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute17.9 minutes each way, better than 93% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of towns
Where Deerfield ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Deerfield
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Deerfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,108, 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 Deerfield's effective rate of 1.14%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Deerfield
Deerfield'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 Deerfield.
Who works in Deerfield, and how
Work in Deerfield centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Deerfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Deerfield.
What the weather is like in Deerfield, month by month
Deerfield sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 30° | 18° |
| April | 71° | 53° | 38° |
| July | 93° | 78° | 65° |
| October | 73° | 55° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Deerfield
The nearest airport, Garden City Regional, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 230 miles away.
The best schools in and around Deerfield
Schools across Deerfield average a D, better than 8% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jennie Barker ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- Lakin ElemC− · 30% proficient
- Deerfield ElemD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lakin MiddleD · 23% proficient
- Kenneth Henderson MiddleD− · 18% proficient
- Holcomb MiddleF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Deerfield HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Lakin HighD− · 14% proficient
- Holcomb HighD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Deerfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Deerfield 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 Deerfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Deerfield
Is Deerfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Deerfield ranks 21,336th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, affordable childcare, and state infrastructure, 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 Deerfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,794. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $82,108 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is Deerfield safe?
Deerfield is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $441 per resident a year.
Compare Deerfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Deerfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Deerfield 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.
Deerfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Deerfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Deerfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Deerfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Deerfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Deerfield 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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