Best PlacesSedgwick County, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Sedgwick County, 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.
Sedgwick County ranks 2,193rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sedgwick County
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.
Sedgwick County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sedgwick County ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of counties
- Short commute18.2 minutes each way, better than 87% of counties
- Cheap childcare$519 a month, better than 87% of counties
Where Sedgwick County ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 3% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 6% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of counties
- Household income$52,566 median, better than only 12% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Sedgwick County
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sedgwick County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,566, 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 Sedgwick County's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sedgwick County
Sedgwick County 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 Sedgwick County.
Who works in Sedgwick County, and how
Work in Sedgwick County centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Sedgwick County
Sedgwick County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Sedgwick County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Sedgwick County growing, and who is moving in?
Sedgwick County has lost about 3% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Greeley, CO.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Sedgwick County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Sedgwick County, month by month
Sedgwick County sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 26° | 13° |
| April | 68° | 49° | 32° |
| July | 93° | 76° | 61° |
| October | 70° | 50° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Sedgwick County
The nearest airport, Alliance Municipal, is about 79 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 145 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sedgwick County
Schools across Sedgwick County average a C+, better than 59% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Julesburg Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Haxtun Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Holyoke Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Revere Junior-senior High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Julesburg High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Holyoke Senior High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sedgwick County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sedgwick County 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 Sedgwick County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Sedgwick County
Is Sedgwick County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sedgwick County ranks 2,193rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on civic engagement, walkability, and clean air, and lowest on tree cover and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sedgwick County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $148,792. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $52,566 median income, cost of living beats 24% of counties.
Is Sedgwick County safe?
Sedgwick County is safer than 21% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $605 per resident a year.
Compare Sedgwick County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sedgwick County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sedgwick County 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.
Sedgwick County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sedgwick County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sedgwick County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sedgwick County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sedgwick County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sedgwick County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.