Best PlacesOzawkie, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ozawkie, 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.
Ozawkie ranks 10,979th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ozawkie
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.
Ozawkie's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ozawkie ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 82% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 78% of towns
Where Ozawkie ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 16% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 23% of towns
- Short commute31.8 minutes each way, better than only 25% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 27% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ozawkie
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ozawkie home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,866, 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 Ozawkie's effective rate of 1.07%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ozawkie
Ozawkie runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ozawkie.
Who works in Ozawkie, and how
Work in Ozawkie centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Ozawkie
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ozawkie.
What the weather is like in Ozawkie, month by month
Ozawkie sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 30° | 20° |
| April | 71° | 56° | 43° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 68° |
| October | 74° | 58° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Ozawkie
Kansas City International sits about 40 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 Ozawkie
Schools across Ozawkie average a C, better than 33% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jefferson West Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Lecompton ElemB · 50% proficient
- Oskaloosa ElemC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jefferson West MiddleC− · 28% proficient
- Perry-lecompton MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Jefferson West HighC− · 30% proficient
- Oskaloosa Jr-sr High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Perry Lecompton HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ozawkie school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ozawkie 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 Ozawkie against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ozawkie
Is Ozawkie a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ozawkie ranks 10,979th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, state infrastructure, and a strong job market, and lowest on internet speeds and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ozawkie expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $238,779. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $88,866 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Ozawkie safe?
Yes, Ozawkie is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $154 per resident a year.
Compare Ozawkie with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ozawkie. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ozawkie 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.
Ozawkie detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ozawkie: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ozawkie: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ozawkie: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ozawkie: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ozawkie 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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