Best PlacesOrchard Breeze, Wichita, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Orchard Breeze, Wichita, 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.
Orchard Breeze, Wichita ranks 5,670th 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 Orchard Breeze, 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.
Orchard Breeze, Wichita's strengths and weaknesses
Where Orchard Breeze, Wichita ranks high
- Cheap childcare$712 a month, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.3 minutes each way, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
Where Orchard Breeze, Wichita ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Household income$46,219 median, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Orchard Breeze, Wichita
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Orchard Breeze, Wichita home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $46,219, 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 Orchard Breeze, Wichita's effective rate of 1.27%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Orchard Breeze, Wichita
Orchard Breeze, Wichita runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Orchard Breeze, Wichita.
Who works in Orchard Breeze, Wichita, and how
Work in Orchard Breeze, Wichita centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Orchard Breeze, Wichita
Orchard Breeze, Wichita has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Orchard Breeze, Wichita and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Orchard Breeze, Wichita, month by month
Orchard Breeze, Wichita sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 33° | 22° |
| April | 73° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 69° |
| October | 76° | 60° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Orchard Breeze, Wichita
The nearest airport, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 183 miles away.
The best schools in and around Orchard Breeze, Wichita
Schools across Orchard Breeze, Wichita average a D−, better than 12% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Dodge Literacy MagnetD+ · 24% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hadley Middle SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Orchard Breeze, Wichita school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Orchard Breeze, 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 Orchard Breeze, Wichita against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Orchard Breeze, Wichita
Is Orchard Breeze, Wichita a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Orchard Breeze, Wichita ranks 5,670th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, short commutes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on distance from a big city and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Orchard Breeze, Wichita expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $104,809. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $46,219 median income, cost of living beats 20% of neighborhoods.
Is Orchard Breeze, Wichita safe?
Orchard Breeze, Wichita is safer than 10% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $961 per resident a year.
Compare Orchard Breeze, Wichita with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Orchard Breeze, Wichita. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Orchard Breeze, 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.
Orchard Breeze, Wichita detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Orchard Breeze, Wichita: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Orchard Breeze, Wichita: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Orchard Breeze, Wichita: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Orchard Breeze, Wichita: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Orchard Breeze, 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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