Best PlacesMeadowbrook Heights, Kansas City, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City ranks 1,931st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City
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.
Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
Where Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,885, 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 Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City's effective rate of 1.13%, 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 Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City
Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City.
Who works in Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City, and how
Work in Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City.
What the weather is like in Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City, month by month
Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City sees roughly 81 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 Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City
Kansas City International sits about 7 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 Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City
Schools across Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City average a B+, better than 81% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Nashua ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Fox Hill ElementaryB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Mark MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Staley HighB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City 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 Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City
Is Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City ranks 1,931st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, a stable housing market, and fast internet, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $261,304. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $90,885 median income, cost of living beats 74% of neighborhoods.
Is Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City safe?
Yes, Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City is safer than 97% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $212 per resident a year.
Compare Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City 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.
Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City 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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