Best PlacesFairwood and Robandee, Kansas City, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City, 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.
Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City ranks 5,386th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fairwood and Robandee, 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.
Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$840 a month, better than 84% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
Where Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD−, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Household income$45,493 median, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,493, 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 Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City's effective rate of 0.94%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City
Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City.
Who works in Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City, and how
Work in Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City.
What the weather is like in Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City, month by month
Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 70° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City
Kansas City International sits about 26 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 Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City
Schools across Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City average a D−, better than 7% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Dobbs ElementaryD− · 12% proficient
- Ervin Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Smith-hale MiddleF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Ruskin High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fairwood and Robandee, 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 Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City
Is Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City ranks 5,386th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, affordable childcare, and state finances, and lowest on health outcomes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $139,059. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $45,493 median income, cost of living beats 21% of neighborhoods.
Is Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City safe?
Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City is safer than 18% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $837 per resident a year.
Compare Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fairwood and Robandee, 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.
Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fairwood and Robandee, 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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