Best PlacesHazelton, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hazelton, 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.
Hazelton ranks 46,947th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hazelton
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.
Hazelton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hazelton ranks high
- Short commute14.8 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Hazelton ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 7% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hazelton
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hazelton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,143, 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 Hazelton's effective rate of 1.35%, 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 Hazelton
Hazelton 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 Hazelton.
Who works in Hazelton, and how
Work in Hazelton centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Hazelton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hazelton.
What the weather is like in Hazelton, month by month
Hazelton sees roughly 110 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 34° | 23° |
| April | 74° | 58° | 45° |
| July | 96° | 82° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Hazelton
The nearest airport, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl, is about 66 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 252 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hazelton
Schools across Hazelton average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Barber Pre-k-6B− · 42% proficient
- Anthony ElemB− · 40% proficient
- Puls ElemD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Attica HighD+ · 25% proficient
- South Barber 7-12D− · 14% proficient
- Chaparral Jr/sr HighD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hazelton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hazelton 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 Hazelton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hazelton
Is Hazelton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hazelton ranks 46,947th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, affordable childcare, and state infrastructure, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hazelton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $91,300. The overall cost of living runs about 13% above the national average. Set against a $53,143 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Hazelton safe?
Hazelton is safer than 13% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $561 per resident a year.
Compare Hazelton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hazelton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hazelton 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.
Hazelton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hazelton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hazelton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hazelton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hazelton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hazelton 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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