Best PlacesSouthmoreland, Kansas City, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Southmoreland, 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.
Southmoreland, Kansas City ranks 2,522nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Southmoreland, 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.
Southmoreland, Kansas City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Southmoreland, Kansas City ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Short commute16.7 minutes each way, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$840 a month, better than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Southmoreland, Kansas City ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Southmoreland, Kansas City
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Southmoreland, Kansas City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $70,646; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Southmoreland, Kansas City's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Southmoreland, Kansas City
Southmoreland, Kansas City runs younger 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 Southmoreland, Kansas City.
Who works in Southmoreland, Kansas City, and how
Work in Southmoreland, Kansas City centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in Southmoreland, Kansas City
Southmoreland, Kansas City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Southmoreland, Kansas City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Southmoreland, Kansas City, month by month
Southmoreland, 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 Southmoreland, Kansas City
Kansas City International sits about 18 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 Southmoreland, Kansas City
Schools across Southmoreland, Kansas City average a D, better than 10% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hale Cook ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Ac Prep ElementaryD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Middle SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top high schools
- Southeast High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Southmoreland, Kansas City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Southmoreland, 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 Southmoreland, Kansas City against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Southmoreland, Kansas City
Is Southmoreland, Kansas City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Southmoreland, Kansas City ranks 2,522nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, short commutes, and walkability, and lowest on empty homes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Southmoreland, Kansas City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $266,245. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $70,646 median income, cost of living beats 63% of neighborhoods.
Is Southmoreland, Kansas City safe?
Southmoreland, Kansas City is safer than 15% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $875 per resident a year.
Compare Southmoreland, Kansas City with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Southmoreland, Kansas City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Southmoreland, 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.
Southmoreland, Kansas City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Southmoreland, Kansas City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Southmoreland, Kansas City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Southmoreland, Kansas City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Southmoreland, Kansas City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Southmoreland, 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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