Best PlacesJacobs Creek Landing, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jacobs Creek Landing, 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.
Jacobs Creek Landing ranks 16,759th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Jacobs Creek Landing
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.
Jacobs Creek Landing's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jacobs Creek Landing ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of towns
- QuietBetter than 80% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 79% of towns
Where Jacobs Creek Landing ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jacobs Creek Landing
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jacobs Creek Landing home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,034, 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 Jacobs Creek Landing's effective rate of 1.04%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Jacobs Creek Landing
Jacobs Creek Landing 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 Jacobs Creek Landing.
Who works in Jacobs Creek Landing, and how
Work in Jacobs Creek Landing centers on manufacturing and utilities. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Jacobs Creek Landing
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jacobs Creek Landing.
What the weather is like in Jacobs Creek Landing, month by month
Jacobs Creek Landing sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 45° |
| July | 92° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Jacobs Creek Landing
The nearest airport, Manhattan Regional, is about 76 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 99 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jacobs Creek Landing
Schools across Jacobs Creek Landing average a C, better than 35% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Madison ElemA− · 62% proficient
- Waverly ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- Burlington Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Burlington Middle School 5 - 8C · 33% proficient
- Southern Coffey County Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Southern Coffey County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Lebo HighC− · 30% proficient
- Burlington HighC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jacobs Creek Landing school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jacobs Creek Landing 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 Jacobs Creek Landing against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jacobs Creek Landing
Is Jacobs Creek Landing a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jacobs Creek Landing ranks 16,759th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and what local pay buys, and lowest on biking and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jacobs Creek Landing expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $151,252. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $91,034 median income, cost of living beats 85% of towns.
Is Jacobs Creek Landing safe?
Yes, Jacobs Creek Landing is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $303 per resident a year.
Compare Jacobs Creek Landing with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jacobs Creek Landing. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jacobs Creek Landing 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.
Jacobs Creek Landing detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jacobs Creek Landing: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jacobs Creek Landing: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jacobs Creek Landing: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jacobs Creek Landing: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jacobs Creek Landing 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.
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