Best PlacesRiverview, Kansas City, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Riverview, Kansas City, 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.
Riverview, Kansas City ranks 5,427th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Riverview, Kansas City
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.
Riverview, Kansas City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Riverview, Kansas City ranks high
- Cheap childcare$712 a month, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
Where Riverview, Kansas City ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- School gradeF, better than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Household income$44,886 median, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Riverview, Kansas City
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Riverview, Kansas City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,886, 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 Riverview, Kansas City's effective rate of 1.27%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Riverview, Kansas City
Riverview, Kansas City runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Riverview, Kansas City.
Who works in Riverview, Kansas City, and how
Work in Riverview, Kansas City centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Riverview, Kansas City
Riverview, Kansas City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Riverview, Kansas City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Riverview, Kansas City, month by month
Riverview, Kansas City sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 57° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Riverview, Kansas City
Kansas City International sits about 14 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 Riverview, Kansas City
Schools across Riverview, Kansas City average an F, better than 3% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Whittier ElemD · 17% proficient
- M E Pearson ElemD− · 13% proficient
- Grant ElemF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rosedale MiddleF · 6% proficient
- Central MiddleF · 6% proficient
- Carl B. Bruce Middle SchoolF · 3% proficient
Top high schools
- Wyandotte HighF · 4% proficient
- J C Harmon HighF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Riverview, Kansas City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Riverview, Kansas City 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 Riverview, Kansas City against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Riverview, Kansas City
Is Riverview, Kansas City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Riverview, Kansas City ranks 5,427th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, fast internet, and state infrastructure, and lowest on civic engagement and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Riverview, Kansas City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $110,085. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $44,886 median income, cost of living beats 14% of neighborhoods.
Is Riverview, Kansas City safe?
Riverview, Kansas City is safer than 23% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $738 per resident a year.
Compare Riverview, Kansas City with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Riverview, Kansas City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Riverview, Kansas City 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.
Riverview, Kansas City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Riverview, Kansas City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Riverview, Kansas City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Riverview, Kansas City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Riverview, Kansas City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Riverview, Kansas City 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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