Best PlacesTarsney Lakes, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tarsney Lakes, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Tarsney Lakes ranks 7,983rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tarsney Lakes
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.
Tarsney Lakes' strengths and weaknesses
Where Tarsney Lakes ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Household income$116,314 median, better than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 85% of towns
Where Tarsney Lakes ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 26% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 28% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 33% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 37% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tarsney Lakes
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tarsney Lakes home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $116,314, 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 Tarsney Lakes' effective rate of 0.88%, 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 Tarsney Lakes
Tarsney Lakes's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tarsney Lakes.
Who works in Tarsney Lakes, and how
Work in Tarsney Lakes centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Tarsney Lakes
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tarsney Lakes.
What the weather is like in Tarsney Lakes, month by month
Tarsney Lakes sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 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 | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 70° | 59° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Tarsney Lakes
Kansas City International sits about 36 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 Tarsney Lakes
Schools across Tarsney Lakes average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mason Elem.A− · 56% proficient
- Stony Point Elem.B · 47% proficient
- Lone Jack Elem.C · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bernard C. Campbell MiddleB · 44% proficient
- Grain Valley South Middle SchlB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Lee's Summit North HighB · 49% proficient
- Grain Valley HighB · 46% proficient
- Lone Jack HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tarsney Lakes school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tarsney Lakes 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 Tarsney Lakes against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tarsney Lakes
Is Tarsney Lakes a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tarsney Lakes ranks 7,983rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, a strong job market, and high incomes, and lowest on walkability and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tarsney Lakes expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $422,815. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $116,314 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Tarsney Lakes safe?
Tarsney Lakes is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $440 per resident a year.
Compare Tarsney Lakes with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tarsney Lakes. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tarsney Lakes 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.
Tarsney Lakes detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tarsney Lakes: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tarsney Lakes: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tarsney Lakes: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tarsney Lakes: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tarsney Lakes 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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