Best PlacesUdall, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Udall, 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.
Udall ranks 29,759th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Udall
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.
Udall's strengths and weaknesses
Where Udall ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 72% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 70% of towns
- Household income$82,588 median, better than 68% of towns
Where Udall ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 20% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Udall
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Udall home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,588, 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 Udall's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 Udall
Udall runs younger than the country, 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 Udall.
Who works in Udall, and how
Work in Udall centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Udall
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Udall.
What the weather is like in Udall, month by month
Udall sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Udall
The nearest airport, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 185 miles away.
The best schools in and around Udall
Schools across Udall average a C−, better than 21% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Leonard C Seal ElemB− · 43% proficient
- Mulvane Grade SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Oxford ElemC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mulvane Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Udall Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Marvin Sisk Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Mulvane HighC− · 28% proficient
- Oxford Jr/sr HighD · 23% proficient
- Douglass HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Udall school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Udall 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 Udall against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Udall
Is Udall a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Udall ranks 29,759th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and walkability, and lowest on civic engagement and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Udall expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,045. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $82,588 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is Udall safe?
Yes, Udall is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $291 per resident a year.
Compare Udall with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Udall. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Udall 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.
Udall detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Udall: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Udall: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Udall: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Udall: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Udall 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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