Best PlacesPatterson, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Patterson, 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.
Patterson ranks 26,459th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Patterson
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.
Patterson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Patterson ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute21.9 minutes each way, better than 80% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 73% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 106 pleasant days a year, better than 72% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 63% of towns
Where Patterson ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 12% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Patterson
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Patterson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,736, 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 Patterson's effective rate of 1.31%, 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 Patterson
Patterson runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Patterson.
Who works in Patterson, and how
Work in Patterson centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Patterson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Patterson.
What the weather is like in Patterson, month by month
Patterson sees roughly 106 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 Patterson
The nearest airport, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 184 miles away.
The best schools in and around Patterson
Schools across Patterson average a C, better than 30% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Andale Elem-middleB+ · 52% proficient
- Bentley Primary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Burrton ElemC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Halstead Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Haven Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Sedgwick HighC− · 27% proficient
- Valley Center HighC− · 26% proficient
- Halstead HighD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Patterson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Patterson 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 Patterson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Patterson
Is Patterson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Patterson ranks 26,459th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, short commutes, and cell coverage, and lowest on tree cover and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Patterson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $149,825. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $72,736 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Patterson safe?
Yes, Patterson is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $299 per resident a year.
Compare Patterson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Patterson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Patterson 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.
Patterson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Patterson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Patterson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Patterson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Patterson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Patterson 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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