Best PlacesLabette, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Labette, 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.
Labette ranks 21,067th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Labette
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.
Labette's strengths and weaknesses
Where Labette ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute16.3 minutes each way, better than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Labette ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Labette
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Labette home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,750, 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 Labette's effective rate of 1.25%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Labette
Labette'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 Labette.
Who works in Labette, and how
Work in Labette centers on health care & social and company management. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Labette
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Labette.
What the weather is like in Labette, month by month
Labette sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 24° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Labette
The nearest airport, Joplin Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 145 miles away.
The best schools in and around Labette
Schools across Labette average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bartlett ElemB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Labette County High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Labette school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Labette 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 Labette against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Labette
Is Labette a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Labette ranks 21,067th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, short commutes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on internet speeds and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Labette expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $222,000. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $86,750 median income, cost of living beats 85% of towns.
Is Labette safe?
Yes, Labette is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $295 per resident a year.
Compare Labette with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Labette. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Labette 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.
Labette detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Labette: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Labette: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Labette: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Labette: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Labette 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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