Best PlacesKiro, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kiro, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Kiro ranks 6,544th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kiro
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.
Kiro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kiro ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
Where Kiro ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kiro
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kiro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $118,333, 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 Kiro's effective rate of 1.19%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Kiro
Kiro's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kiro.
Who works in Kiro, and how
Work in Kiro centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Kiro
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kiro.
What the weather is like in Kiro, month by month
Kiro sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 71° | 56° | 43° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 68° |
| October | 74° | 58° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Kiro
The nearest airport, Manhattan Regional, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kiro
Schools across Kiro average a C+, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Silver Lake ElemA+ · 74% proficient
- West Indianola ElemB+ · 55% proficient
- Logan ElementaryC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Seaman Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Silver Lake Jr-sr HighC · 32% proficient
- Seaman HighD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kiro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kiro 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 Kiro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kiro
Is Kiro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kiro ranks 6,544th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, few empty homes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on noise and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kiro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $300,800. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $118,333 median income, cost of living beats 97% of towns.
Is Kiro safe?
Yes, Kiro is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $219 per resident a year.
Compare Kiro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kiro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kiro 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.
Kiro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kiro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kiro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kiro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kiro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kiro 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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