Best PlacesPlevna, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Plevna, 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.
Plevna ranks 45,723rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Plevna
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.
Plevna's strengths and weaknesses
Where Plevna ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 87% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 107 pleasant days a year, better than 73% of towns
Where Plevna ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Household income$47,674 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Plevna
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Plevna home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,674, 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 Plevna's effective rate of 1.51%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Plevna
Plevna runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Plevna.
Who works in Plevna, and how
Work in Plevna centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Plevna
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Plevna.
What the weather is like in Plevna, month by month
Plevna 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 Plevna
The nearest airport, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl, is about 53 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 214 miles away.
The best schools in and around Plevna
Schools across Plevna average a D+, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Hutchinson ElemD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Reno Valley Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Nickerson HighD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Plevna school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Plevna 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 Plevna against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Plevna
Is Plevna a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Plevna ranks 45,723rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and a strong job market, and lowest on summer heat 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 Plevna expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $89,775. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $47,674 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Plevna safe?
Plevna is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $364 per resident a year.
Compare Plevna with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Plevna. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Plevna 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.
Plevna detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Plevna: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Plevna: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Plevna: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Plevna: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Plevna 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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