Best PlacesNetawaka, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Netawaka, 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.
Netawaka ranks 6,564th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Netawaka
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.
Netawaka's strengths and weaknesses
Where Netawaka ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Household income$117,433 median, better than 92% of towns
Where Netawaka ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 21% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 22% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 23% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Netawaka
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Netawaka home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $117,433, 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 Netawaka's effective rate of 0.99%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Netawaka
Netawaka runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Netawaka.
Who works in Netawaka, and how
Work in Netawaka centers on public administration and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Netawaka
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Netawaka.
What the weather is like in Netawaka, month by month
Netawaka sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Netawaka
Kansas City International sits about 58 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 Netawaka
Schools across Netawaka average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jackson Heights Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Horton ElemC · 35% proficient
- Wetmore ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hiawatha Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Everest MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Wetmore HighB+ · 58% proficient
- Hiawatha Sr HighC− · 30% proficient
- Jackson Heights High School And Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Netawaka school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Netawaka 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 Netawaka against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Netawaka
Is Netawaka a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Netawaka ranks 6,564th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, a strong job market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on civic engagement and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Netawaka expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $269,203. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $117,433 median income, cost of living beats 97% of towns.
Is Netawaka safe?
Netawaka is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $410 per resident a year.
Compare Netawaka with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Netawaka. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Netawaka 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.
Netawaka detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Netawaka: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Netawaka: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Netawaka: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Netawaka: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Netawaka 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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