Best PlacesKimeo, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kimeo, 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.
Kimeo ranks 18,629th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kimeo
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.
Kimeo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kimeo ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap childcare$525 a month, better than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
- Short commute21.1 minutes each way, better than 84% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 79% of towns
Where Kimeo ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kimeo
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kimeo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,462, 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 Kimeo's effective rate of 1.01%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kimeo
Kimeo runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kimeo.
Who works in Kimeo, and how
Work in Kimeo centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Kimeo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kimeo.
What the weather is like in Kimeo, month by month
Kimeo sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 71° | 56° | 43° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Kimeo
The nearest airport, Manhattan Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 122 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kimeo
Schools across Kimeo average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln ElemB · 50% proficient
- Linn ElemB · 50% proficient
- Mccormick ElementaryC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Randolph MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Clay Center Community MiddleD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Clay Center Community HighC · 33% proficient
- Linn HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Blue Valley HighD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kimeo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kimeo 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 Kimeo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kimeo
Is Kimeo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kimeo ranks 18,629th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, affordable childcare, and quiet, and lowest on civic engagement and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kimeo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $145,846. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $74,462 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is Kimeo safe?
Kimeo is safer than 49% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $321 per resident a year.
Compare Kimeo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kimeo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kimeo 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.
Kimeo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kimeo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kimeo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kimeo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kimeo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kimeo 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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