Best PlacesMunden, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Munden, 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.
Munden ranks 39,550th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Munden
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.
Munden's strengths and weaknesses
Where Munden ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of towns
Where Munden ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of towns
- Household income$52,344 median, better than only 15% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 19% of towns
Who lives in Munden
Munden runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Munden.
Who works in Munden, and how
Work in Munden centers on agriculture & forestry and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Munden
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Munden.
What the weather is like in Munden, month by month
Munden sees roughly 113 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 68° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 54° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Munden
The nearest airport, Manhattan Regional, is about 71 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 129 miles away.
The best schools in and around Munden
Schools across Munden average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Belleville East ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Washington County High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Munden school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Munden 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 Munden against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Munden
Is Munden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Munden ranks 39,550th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, a strong job market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on crime and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Munden safe?
Munden is safer than 13% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $535 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Munden?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 19. That works out to about 113 pleasant days a year, more than 76% of towns.
Compare Munden with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Munden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Munden 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.
Munden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Munden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Munden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Munden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Munden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Munden 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.
- 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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