Best PlacesTrego County, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Trego 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.
Trego County ranks 1,751st of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Trego 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.
Trego County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Trego County ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 96% of counties
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 95% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 94% of counties
- Short commute16.6 minutes each way, better than 92% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of counties
Where Trego County ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Trego County
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Trego County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,903, 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 Trego County's effective rate of 1.39%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Trego County
Trego 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 Trego County.
Who works in Trego County, and how
Work in Trego County centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Trego County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Trego County.
Is Trego County growing, and who is moving in?
Trego County has lost about 4% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Stafford County, KS.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Trego County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Trego County, month by month
Trego County sees roughly 109 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 29° | 19° |
| April | 71° | 53° | 39° |
| July | 94° | 80° | 67° |
| October | 72° | 55° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Trego County
The nearest airport, Hays Regional, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 262 miles away.
The best schools in and around Trego County
Schools across Trego County average a C−, better than 22% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- La Crosse ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Washington ElemB · 47% proficient
- Trego Grade SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- La Crosse Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Ellis Jr/sr HighC− · 27% proficient
- Western Plains HighD+ · 25% proficient
- Trego Community HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Trego County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Trego 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 Trego County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Trego County
Is Trego County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Trego County ranks 1,751st of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on health care access, affordable childcare, and state infrastructure, and lowest on noise and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Trego County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $134,108. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $74,903 median income, cost of living beats 90% of counties.
Is Trego County safe?
Trego County is safer than 37% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $382 per resident a year.
Compare Trego County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Trego County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Trego 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.
Trego County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Trego County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Trego County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Trego County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Trego County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Trego 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.