Best PlacesVermillion, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Vermillion, 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.
Vermillion ranks 26,545th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Vermillion
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.
Vermillion's strengths and weaknesses
Where Vermillion ranks high
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 81% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 78% of towns
- Short commute22.5 minutes each way, better than 77% of towns
Where Vermillion ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 23% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 23% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Vermillion
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Vermillion home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,201, 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 Vermillion's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 Vermillion
Vermillion runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Vermillion.
Who works in Vermillion, and how
Work in Vermillion centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Vermillion
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Vermillion.
What the weather is like in Vermillion, month by month
Vermillion sees roughly 97 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 19° |
| April | 68° | 54° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Vermillion
The nearest airport, Manhattan Regional, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 87 miles away.
The best schools in and around Vermillion
Schools across Vermillion average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Nemaha Central Elementary And Middle SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Frankfort ElemB− · 43% proficient
- Axtell Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Axtell HighB− · 42% proficient
- Nemaha Central High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Frankfort HighC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Vermillion school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Vermillion 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 Vermillion against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Vermillion
Is Vermillion a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Vermillion ranks 26,545th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on affordable childcare, state infrastructure, and what local pay buys, and lowest on tree cover and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Vermillion expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $200,218. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $85,201 median income, cost of living beats 81% of towns.
Is Vermillion safe?
Vermillion is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $387 per resident a year.
Compare Vermillion with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Vermillion. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Vermillion 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.
Vermillion detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Vermillion: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Vermillion: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Vermillion: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Vermillion: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Vermillion 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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