Best PlacesRedwing, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Redwing, 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.
Redwing ranks 26,416th of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Redwing
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.
Redwing's strengths and weaknesses
Where Redwing ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute17.1 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- QuietBetter than 83% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 80% of towns
Where Redwing ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Redwing
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Redwing home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,143, 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 Redwing's effective rate of 1.71%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Redwing
Redwing's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Redwing.
Who works in Redwing, and how
Work in Redwing centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Redwing
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Redwing.
What the weather is like in Redwing, month by month
Redwing sees roughly 115 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 44, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 31° | 21° |
| April | 70° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 93° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Redwing
The nearest airport, Hays Regional, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 217 miles away.
The best schools in and around Redwing
Schools across Redwing average a C, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Central Plains Elementary School - HolyroodA · 68% proficient
- Lincoln ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hoisington MiddleD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Plains Jr. Sr. High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Hoisington HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Redwing school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Redwing 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 Redwing against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Redwing
Is Redwing a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Redwing ranks 26,416th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and short commutes, and lowest on distance from a big city and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Redwing expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $149,669. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $79,143 median income, cost of living beats 80% of towns.
Is Redwing safe?
Redwing is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $410 per resident a year.
Compare Redwing with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Redwing. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Redwing 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.
Redwing detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Redwing: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Redwing: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Redwing: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Redwing: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Redwing 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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