Best PlacesTonganoxie, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tonganoxie, 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.
Tonganoxie ranks 7,525th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Tonganoxie
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.
Tonganoxie's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tonganoxie ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 89% of towns
Where Tonganoxie ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 23% of towns
- Short commute31.1 minutes each way, better than only 28% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 31% of towns
- School gradeC, better than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tonganoxie
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tonganoxie home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $99,950, 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 Tonganoxie's effective rate of 1.26%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tonganoxie
Tonganoxie'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 Tonganoxie.
Who works in Tonganoxie, and how
Work in Tonganoxie centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Tonganoxie
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tonganoxie.
What the weather is like in Tonganoxie, month by month
Tonganoxie sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Tonganoxie
Kansas City International sits about 23 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 Tonganoxie
Schools across Tonganoxie average a C, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Glenwood Ridge Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Basehor Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Mclouth ElemB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lansing Middle 6-8C+ · 37% proficient
- Basehor-linwood Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Tonganoxie Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Lansing High 9-12C · 33% proficient
- Basehor-linwood High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Mclouth HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tonganoxie school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tonganoxie 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 Tonganoxie against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tonganoxie
Is Tonganoxie a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tonganoxie ranks 7,525th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, fast internet, and state infrastructure, and lowest on property taxes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tonganoxie expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $312,134. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $99,950 median income, cost of living beats 85% of towns.
Is Tonganoxie safe?
Yes, Tonganoxie is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $244 per resident a year.
Compare Tonganoxie with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tonganoxie. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tonganoxie 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.
Tonganoxie detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tonganoxie: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tonganoxie: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tonganoxie: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tonganoxie: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tonganoxie 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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