Best PlacesGrandview Plaza, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grandview Plaza, 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.
Grandview Plaza ranks 45,321st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Grandview Plaza
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.
Grandview Plaza's strengths and weaknesses
Where Grandview Plaza ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute17.7 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 81% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 78% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 77% of towns
Where Grandview Plaza ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$42,933 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Grandview Plaza
A household needs to earn about $20,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grandview Plaza home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $42,933, 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 Grandview Plaza's effective rate of 1.07%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Grandview Plaza
Grandview Plaza runs younger 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 Grandview Plaza.
Who works in Grandview Plaza, and how
Work in Grandview Plaza centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Grandview Plaza
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Grandview Plaza.
What the weather is like in Grandview Plaza, month by month
Grandview Plaza sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 71° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 69° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Grandview Plaza
The nearest airport, Manhattan Regional, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 113 miles away.
The best schools in and around Grandview Plaza
Schools across Grandview Plaza average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sheridan ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- Grandview ElemC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fort Riley Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Junction City Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Junction City Sr HighC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Grandview Plaza school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Grandview Plaza 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 Grandview Plaza against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Grandview Plaza
Is Grandview Plaza a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grandview Plaza ranks 45,321st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, short commutes, and population health, and lowest on noise and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Grandview Plaza expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $73,819. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $42,933 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Grandview Plaza safe?
Grandview Plaza is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $527 per resident a year.
Compare Grandview Plaza with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grandview Plaza. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grandview Plaza 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.
Grandview Plaza detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grandview Plaza: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grandview Plaza: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grandview Plaza: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grandview Plaza: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grandview Plaza 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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