Best PlacesHoisington, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hoisington, 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.
Hoisington ranks 26,851st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hoisington
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.
Hoisington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hoisington ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute18.7 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
Where Hoisington ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hoisington
A household needs to earn about $32,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hoisington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,476, 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 Hoisington's effective rate of 1.74%, 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 Hoisington
Hoisington'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 Hoisington.
Who works in Hoisington, and how
Work in Hoisington centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above 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 Hoisington
Hoisington has more parkland per resident than 98% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Hoisington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hoisington, month by month
Hoisington sees roughly 115 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 31° | 21° |
| April | 70° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 93° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Hoisington
The nearest airport, Hays Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 225 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hoisington
Schools across Hoisington average a C, better than 33% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Central Plains Elementary School - HolyroodA · 68% proficient
- Otis-bison ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Lincoln ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Great Bend Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Hoisington MiddleD · 20% proficient
- Ruppenthal MiddleD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Plains Jr. Sr. High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Otis-bison Junior/senior High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Hoisington HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hoisington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hoisington 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 Hoisington against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hoisington
Is Hoisington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hoisington ranks 26,851st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and walkability, and lowest on distance from a big city and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hoisington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $107,362. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $61,476 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Hoisington safe?
Hoisington is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $400 per resident a year.
Compare Hoisington with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hoisington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hoisington 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.
Hoisington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hoisington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hoisington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hoisington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hoisington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hoisington 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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