Best PlacesEastshore, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eastshore, 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.
Eastshore ranks 36,602nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Eastshore
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.
Eastshore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eastshore ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of towns
Where Eastshore ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Eastshore
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eastshore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $64,345, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Eastshore's effective rate of 1.58%, 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 Eastshore
Eastshore 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 Eastshore.
Who works in Eastshore, and how
Work in Eastshore centers on education and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Eastshore
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Eastshore.
What the weather is like in Eastshore, month by month
Eastshore sees roughly 54 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 31° | 20° |
| April | 71° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 93° | 80° | 68° |
| October | 74° | 58° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Eastshore
The nearest airport, Salina Regional, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 141 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eastshore
Schools across Eastshore average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Marion ElemB · 50% proficient
- Hillsboro ElemB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Marion MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Marion HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eastshore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eastshore 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 Eastshore against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Eastshore
Is Eastshore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eastshore ranks 36,602nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and an educated workforce, and lowest on the weather and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eastshore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $265,556. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $64,345 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Eastshore safe?
Eastshore is safer than 39% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $356 per resident a year.
Compare Eastshore with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eastshore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eastshore 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.
Eastshore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eastshore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eastshore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eastshore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eastshore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eastshore 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.