Best PlacesNarka, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Narka, 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.
Narka ranks 40,191st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Narka
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.
Narka's strengths and weaknesses
Where Narka ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of towns
Where Narka ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of towns
- Household income$52,477 median, better than only 15% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Narka
A household needs to earn about $20,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Narka home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,477, 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 Narka's effective rate of 1.20%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Narka
Narka runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Narka.
Who works in Narka, and how
Work in Narka centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. 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 Narka
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Narka.
What the weather is like in Narka, month by month
Narka 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 Narka
The nearest airport, Manhattan Regional, is about 69 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around Narka
Schools across Narka average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Belleville East ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Washington ElementaryC · 33% 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 Narka school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Narka 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 Narka against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Narka
Is Narka a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Narka ranks 40,191st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and a strong job market, and lowest on tree cover and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Narka expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $72,900. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $52,477 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Narka safe?
Narka is safer than 13% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $537 per resident a year.
Compare Narka with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Narka. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Narka 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.
Narka detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Narka: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Narka: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Narka: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Narka: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Narka 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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