Best PlacesObeeville, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Obeeville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Obeeville ranks 13,254th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Obeeville
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.
Obeeville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Obeeville ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute18.4 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 87% of towns
Where Obeeville ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Obeeville
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Obeeville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,865, 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 Obeeville's effective rate of 1.32%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Obeeville
Obeeville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Obeeville.
Who works in Obeeville, and how
Work in Obeeville centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Obeeville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Obeeville.
What the weather is like in Obeeville, month by month
Obeeville sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 31° | 21° |
| April | 72° | 56° | 43° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 69° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Obeeville
The nearest airport, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 188 miles away.
The best schools in and around Obeeville
Schools across Obeeville average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Union Valley ElemB− · 40% proficient
- Haven ElemC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Prairie Hills MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
- Haven Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Buhler HighC− · 28% proficient
- Haven HighD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Obeeville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Obeeville 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 Obeeville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Obeeville
Is Obeeville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Obeeville ranks 13,254th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and short commutes, and lowest on air quality 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 Obeeville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $220,600. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $93,865 median income, cost of living beats 87% of towns.
Is Obeeville safe?
Yes, Obeeville is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $208 per resident a year.
Compare Obeeville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Obeeville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Obeeville 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.
Obeeville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Obeeville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Obeeville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Obeeville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Obeeville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Obeeville 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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