Best PlacesLeavenworth, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Leavenworth, 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.
Leavenworth ranks 1,197th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Leavenworth
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.
Leavenworth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Leavenworth ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of cities
- Cheap childcare$712 a month, better than 88% of cities
- QuietBetter than 82% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 81% of cities
Where Leavenworth ranks low
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 18% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 20% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 27% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Leavenworth
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Leavenworth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,042, 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 Leavenworth's effective rate of 1.25%, 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 Leavenworth
Leavenworth'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 Leavenworth.
Who works in Leavenworth, and how
Work in Leavenworth centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Leavenworth
Leavenworth has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of cities and more parkland per resident than 90% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Leavenworth and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Leavenworth, month by month
Leavenworth sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 58° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Leavenworth
Kansas City International sits about 12 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 Leavenworth
Schools across Leavenworth average a D+, better than 12% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Bradley ElemA+ · 78% proficient
- Eisenhower ElemA · 70% proficient
- Pleasant Ridge ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Patton Jr HighA− · 53% proficient
- Lansing Middle 6-8C+ · 37% proficient
- Basehor-linwood Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Lansing High 9-12C · 33% proficient
- Basehor-linwood High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Leavenworth Sr HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Leavenworth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Leavenworth suits
Families
Schools land around the 12th percentile and crime safety beats 59%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Leavenworth
Is Leavenworth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Leavenworth ranks 1,197th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on fast internet, state infrastructure, and affordable childcare, and lowest on the schools and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Leavenworth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $221,085. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $82,042 median income, cost of living beats 56% of cities.
Is Leavenworth safe?
Yes, Leavenworth is safer than 59% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $344 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Leavenworth?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 42 with lows near 20. That works out to about 82 pleasant days a year, more than 47% of cities.
Is Leavenworth good for families?
Schools beat 12% of cities, crime safety beats 59%, and childcare runs $712 a month.
Compare Leavenworth with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Leavenworth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Leavenworth 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.
Leavenworth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Leavenworth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Leavenworth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Leavenworth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Leavenworth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Leavenworth 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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