Best PlacesLatimer, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Latimer, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Latimer ranks 44,683rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Latimer
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.
Latimer's strengths and weaknesses
Where Latimer ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 74% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 63% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 57% of towns
Where Latimer ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Latimer
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Latimer home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,170, 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 Latimer's effective rate of 1.35%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Latimer
Latimer 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 Latimer.
Who works in Latimer, and how
Work in Latimer centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Latimer
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Latimer.
What the weather is like in Latimer, month by month
Latimer sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 71° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 69° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Latimer
The nearest airport, Manhattan Regional, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 121 miles away.
The best schools in and around Latimer
Schools across Latimer average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Herington ElemC+ · 37% proficient
- White City ElemD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Herington Middle SchD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- White City HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Herington HighD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Latimer school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Latimer 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 Latimer against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Latimer
Is Latimer a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Latimer ranks 44,683rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and health care access, and lowest on biking and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Latimer expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $84,300. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $60,170 median income, cost of living beats 33% of towns.
Is Latimer safe?
Latimer is safer than 17% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $477 per resident a year.
Compare Latimer with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Latimer. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Latimer 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.
Latimer detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Latimer: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Latimer: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Latimer: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Latimer: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Latimer 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.