Best PlacesHaven, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Haven, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Haven ranks 23,080th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Haven
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.
Haven's strengths and weaknesses
Where Haven ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of towns
- BikingBetter than 84% of towns
Where Haven ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Haven
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Haven home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,223, 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 Haven's effective rate of 1.22%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Haven
Haven 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 Haven.
Who works in Haven, and how
Work in Haven centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Haven
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Haven.
What the weather is like in Haven, month by month
Haven sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 31° | 21° |
| April | 72° | 56° | 43° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 69° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Haven
The nearest airport, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 192 miles away.
The best schools in and around Haven
Schools across Haven average a D+, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Andale Elem-middleB+ · 52% proficient
- Haven ElemC+ · 37% proficient
- Yoder Charter Elem SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Haven Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Andale HighC− · 30% proficient
- Haven HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Haven school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Haven 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 Haven against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Haven
Is Haven a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Haven ranks 23,080th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, affordable childcare, and state infrastructure, and lowest on civic engagement and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Haven expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $131,214. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $68,223 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is Haven safe?
Yes, Haven is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $250 per resident a year.
Compare Haven with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Haven. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Haven 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.
Haven detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Haven: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Haven: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Haven: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Haven: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Haven 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.