Best PlacesNicodemus, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nicodemus, 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.
Nicodemus ranks 37,831st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Nicodemus
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.
Nicodemus' strengths and weaknesses
Where Nicodemus ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute17.2 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 113 pleasant days a year, better than 76% of towns
Where Nicodemus ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nicodemus
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nicodemus home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,882, 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 Nicodemus' effective rate of 1.44%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Nicodemus
Nicodemus runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Nicodemus.
Who works in Nicodemus, and how
Work in Nicodemus centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Nicodemus
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Nicodemus.
What the weather is like in Nicodemus, month by month
Nicodemus sees roughly 113 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 29° | 19° |
| April | 71° | 53° | 39° |
| July | 94° | 80° | 67° |
| October | 72° | 55° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Nicodemus
The nearest airport, Hays Regional, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 234 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nicodemus
Schools across Nicodemus average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Logan ElemB+ · 55% proficient
- Damar Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Hill City ElemD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Palco Jr. HighA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Palco HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Hill City Junior-senior HighD · 20% proficient
- Logan HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nicodemus school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nicodemus 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 Nicodemus against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nicodemus
Is Nicodemus a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nicodemus ranks 37,831st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and short commutes, and lowest on distance from a big city and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nicodemus expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $103,461. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $58,882 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Nicodemus safe?
Nicodemus is safer than 27% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $413 per resident a year.
Compare Nicodemus with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nicodemus. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nicodemus 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.
Nicodemus detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nicodemus: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nicodemus: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nicodemus: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nicodemus: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nicodemus 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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