Best PlacesTurner, Kansas City, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Turner, Kansas City, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Turner, Kansas City ranks 4,293rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Turner, 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.
Turner, Kansas City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Turner, Kansas City ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$723 a month, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Turner, Kansas City ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Turner, Kansas City
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Turner, Kansas City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,548, 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 Turner, Kansas City's effective rate of 1.43%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Turner, Kansas City
Turner, Kansas City runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Turner, Kansas City.
Who works in Turner, Kansas City, and how
Work in Turner, Kansas City centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Turner, Kansas City
Turner, Kansas City has more parkland per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Turner, Kansas City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Turner, Kansas City, month by month
Turner, 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 Turner, Kansas City
Kansas City International sits about 16 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 Turner, Kansas City
Schools across Turner, Kansas City average a D, better than 11% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Merriam Park ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Turner ElemC− · 25% proficient
- Oak Grove ElemD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hocker Grove MiddleD+ · 24% proficient
- Turner Sixth Grade AcademyD− · 18% proficient
- Turner Middle SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Shawnee Mission North HighC− · 28% proficient
- Turner HighF · 10% proficient
- J C Harmon HighF · 4% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Turner, Kansas City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Turner, 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 Turner, Kansas City against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Turner, Kansas City
Is Turner, Kansas City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Turner, Kansas City ranks 4,293rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, affordable childcare, and few empty homes, and lowest on biking and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Turner, Kansas City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $186,990. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $71,548 median income, cost of living beats 47% of neighborhoods.
Is Turner, Kansas City safe?
Yes, Turner, Kansas City is safer than 62% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $410 per resident a year.
Compare Turner, Kansas City with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Turner, Kansas City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Turner, 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.
Turner, Kansas City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Turner, Kansas City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Turner, Kansas City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Turner, Kansas City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Turner, Kansas City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Turner, 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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