Best PlacesLake Quivira, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lake Quivira, 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.
Lake Quivira ranks 557th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lake Quivira
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.
Lake Quivira's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lake Quivira ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$211,028 median, better than 99% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of towns
Where Lake Quivira ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 23% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 26% of towns
- Cheap childcare$982 a month, better than only 26% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 26% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lake Quivira
A household needs to earn about $168,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lake Quivira home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $211,028, 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 Lake Quivira's effective rate of 1.08%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lake Quivira
Lake Quivira runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lake Quivira.
Who works in Lake Quivira, and how
Work in Lake Quivira centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Lake Quivira
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lake Quivira.
What the weather is like in Lake Quivira, month by month
Lake Quivira sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 57° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Lake Quivira
Kansas City International sits about 18 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 5.7 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Lake Quivira
Schools across Lake Quivira average a C+, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ray Marsh ElemA− · 60% proficient
- Oak Grove ElemD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Trailridge MiddleC− · 29% proficient
- Turner Sixth Grade AcademyD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Shawnee Mission Northwest HighC · 35% proficient
- Turner HighF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lake Quivira school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lake Quivira 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 Lake Quivira against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lake Quivira
Is Lake Quivira a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lake Quivira ranks 557th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and health care access, and lowest on taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lake Quivira expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $618,795. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $211,028 median income, cost of living beats 100% of towns.
Is Lake Quivira safe?
Yes, Lake Quivira is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $180 per resident a year.
Compare Lake Quivira with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lake Quivira. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lake Quivira 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.
Lake Quivira detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lake Quivira: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lake Quivira: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lake Quivira: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lake Quivira: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lake Quivira 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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