Best PlacesNortheast Heights, Wichita, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Northeast Heights, Wichita, 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.
Northeast Heights, Wichita ranks 4,260th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods 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 Northeast Heights, Wichita
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.
Northeast Heights, Wichita's strengths and weaknesses
Where Northeast Heights, Wichita ranks high
- Cheap childcare$712 a month, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.6 minutes each way, better than 91% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
Where Northeast Heights, Wichita ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD−, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Northeast Heights, Wichita
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Northeast Heights, Wichita home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,341, 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 Northeast Heights, Wichita's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 Northeast Heights, Wichita
Northeast Heights, Wichita runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Northeast Heights, Wichita.
Who works in Northeast Heights, Wichita, and how
Work in Northeast Heights, Wichita centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Northeast Heights, Wichita
Northeast Heights, Wichita has more parkland per resident than 99% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Northeast Heights, Wichita and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Northeast Heights, Wichita, month by month
Northeast Heights, Wichita sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 93° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Northeast Heights, Wichita
The nearest airport, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 176 miles away.
The best schools in and around Northeast Heights, Wichita
Schools across Northeast Heights, Wichita average a D−, better than 8% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Isely Traditional Magnet ElemB− · 40% proficient
- Gammon ElemD− · 12% proficient
- Buckner Performing Arts Magnet ElemF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brooks Magnet Middle SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Stucky Middle SchoolF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Northeast Heights, Wichita school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Northeast Heights, Wichita 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 Northeast Heights, Wichita against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Northeast Heights, Wichita
Is Northeast Heights, Wichita a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Northeast Heights, Wichita ranks 4,260th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on distance from a big city and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Northeast Heights, Wichita expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,011. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $62,341 median income, cost of living beats 49% of neighborhoods.
Is Northeast Heights, Wichita safe?
Yes, Northeast Heights, Wichita is safer than 72% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $350 per resident a year.
Compare Northeast Heights, Wichita with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Northeast Heights, Wichita. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Northeast Heights, Wichita 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.
Northeast Heights, Wichita detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Northeast Heights, Wichita: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Northeast Heights, Wichita: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Northeast Heights, Wichita: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Northeast Heights, Wichita: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Northeast Heights, Wichita 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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