Best PlacesWea, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wea, 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.
Wea ranks 3,473rd 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 Wea
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.
Wea's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wea ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$140,880 median, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
Where Wea ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 19% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of towns
- Short commute32.4 minutes each way, better than only 22% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wea
A household needs to earn about $175,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wea home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $140,880, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Wea's effective rate of 1.24%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Wea
Wea runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wea.
Who works in Wea, and how
Work in Wea centers on finance & insurance and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Wea
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wea.
What the weather is like in Wea, month by month
Wea sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Wea
Kansas City International sits about 42 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 Wea
Schools across Wea average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Louisburg MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Louisburg HighC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wea school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wea 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 Wea against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wea
Is Wea a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wea ranks 3,473rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, civic engagement, and what local pay buys, and lowest on property taxes and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wea expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $630,596. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $140,880 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Wea safe?
Yes, Wea is safer than 89% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $199 per resident a year.
Compare Wea with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wea. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wea 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.
Wea detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wea: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wea: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wea: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wea: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wea 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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