Best PlacesEureka, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eureka, 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.
Eureka ranks 41,561st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Eureka
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.
Eureka's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eureka ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- BikingBetter than 90% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of towns
Where Eureka ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Eureka
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eureka home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,072, 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 Eureka's effective rate of 1.57%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Eureka
Eureka 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 Eureka.
Who works in Eureka, and how
Work in Eureka centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Eureka
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Eureka.
What the weather is like in Eureka, month by month
Eureka sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 45° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Eureka
The nearest airport, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl, is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 133 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eureka
Schools across Eureka average a C, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Marshall Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Lincoln ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Hamilton ElemD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Flinthills Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Eureka Jr/sr HighC− · 28% proficient
- Hamilton HighD+ · 24% proficient
- Flinthills High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eureka school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eureka 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 Eureka against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Eureka
Is Eureka a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eureka ranks 41,561st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, affordable childcare, and state infrastructure, and lowest on crime and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eureka expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $84,072. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $53,072 median income, cost of living beats 26% of towns.
Is Eureka safe?
Eureka is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $681 per resident a year.
Compare Eureka with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eureka. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eureka 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.
Eureka detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eureka: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eureka: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eureka: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eureka: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eureka 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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