Best PlacesPotwin, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Potwin, 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.
Potwin ranks 29,733rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Potwin
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.
Potwin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Potwin ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 72% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 71% of towns
Where Potwin ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 19% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Potwin
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Potwin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,387, 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 Potwin's effective rate of 1.22%, 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 Potwin
Potwin 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 Potwin.
Who works in Potwin, and how
Work in Potwin centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Potwin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Potwin.
What the weather is like in Potwin, month by month
Potwin sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 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° | 31° | 20° |
| April | 71° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 93° | 80° | 68° |
| October | 74° | 58° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Potwin
The nearest airport, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 156 miles away.
The best schools in and around Potwin
Schools across Potwin average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Remington Elementary At PotwinB · 50% proficient
- Circle Oil Hill ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Circle Towanda ElementaryC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Remington Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Circle Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Circle HighD · 23% proficient
- Frederic Remington HighD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Potwin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Potwin 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 Potwin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Potwin
Is Potwin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Potwin ranks 29,733rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, few empty homes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on civic engagement and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Potwin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $121,547. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $63,387 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is Potwin safe?
Yes, Potwin is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $257 per resident a year.
Compare Potwin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Potwin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Potwin 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.
Potwin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Potwin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Potwin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Potwin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Potwin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Potwin 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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