Best PlacesKingman County, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Kingman County, 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.
Kingman County ranks 2,202nd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kingman County
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.
Kingman County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kingman County ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 95% of counties
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 95% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than 78% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 70% of counties
Where Kingman County ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 17% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Kingman County
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kingman County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,685, 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 Kingman County's effective rate of 1.44%, 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 Kingman County
Kingman County 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 Kingman County.
Who works in Kingman County, and how
Work in Kingman County centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Kingman County
Kingman County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Kingman County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Kingman County growing, and who is moving in?
Kingman County has lost about 10% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Graham County, KS.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Kingman County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Kingman County, month by month
Kingman County sees roughly 107 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 Kingman County
The nearest airport, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 217 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kingman County
Schools across Kingman County average a D+, better than 17% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Cheney ElemA · 72% proficient
- Cunningham ElemA− · 62% proficient
- Norwich Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cheney Middle School 6-8B · 43% proficient
- Pretty Prairie MiddleC · 32% proficient
- Norwich Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Pretty Prairie HighC+ · 37% proficient
- Cheney HighC− · 28% proficient
- Cunningham HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kingman County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kingman County 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 Kingman County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Kingman County
Is Kingman County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kingman County ranks 2,202nd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a strong job market, affordable childcare, and state infrastructure, and lowest on property taxes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kingman County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $129,215. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $62,685 median income, cost of living beats 46% of counties.
Is Kingman County safe?
Kingman County is safer than 28% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $437 per resident a year.
Compare Kingman County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kingman County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kingman County 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.
Kingman County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kingman County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kingman County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kingman County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kingman County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kingman County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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