Best PlacesWestern 49-63, Kansas City, MO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Western 49-63, Kansas City, 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.
Western 49-63, Kansas City ranks 1,923rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Western 49-63, 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.
Western 49-63, Kansas City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Western 49-63, Kansas City ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.9 minutes each way, better than 90% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Western 49-63, Kansas City ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Western 49-63, Kansas City
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Western 49-63, Kansas City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $97,992; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Western 49-63, Kansas City's effective rate of 1.17%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Western 49-63, Kansas City
Western 49-63, Kansas City runs younger 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 Western 49-63, Kansas City.
Who works in Western 49-63, Kansas City, and how
Work in Western 49-63, Kansas City centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Western 49-63, Kansas City
Western 49-63, Kansas City has more parkland per resident than 92% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Western 49-63, Kansas City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Western 49-63, Kansas City, month by month
Western 49-63, 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 Western 49-63, Kansas City
Kansas City International sits about 20 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 Western 49-63, Kansas City
Schools across Western 49-63, Kansas City average a D−, better than 6% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hale Cook ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Ac Prep ElementaryD · 17% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Middle SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top high schools
- Southeast High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Western 49-63, Kansas City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Western 49-63, 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 Western 49-63, Kansas City against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Western 49-63, Kansas City
Is Western 49-63, Kansas City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Western 49-63, Kansas City ranks 1,923rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, an educated workforce, and health care access, and lowest on the schools and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Western 49-63, Kansas City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $357,764. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $97,992 median income, cost of living beats 84% of neighborhoods.
Is Western 49-63, Kansas City safe?
Western 49-63, Kansas City is safer than 25% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $731 per resident a year.
Compare Western 49-63, Kansas City with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Western 49-63, Kansas City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Western 49-63, 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.
Western 49-63, Kansas City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Western 49-63, Kansas City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Western 49-63, Kansas City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Western 49-63, Kansas City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Western 49-63, Kansas City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Western 49-63, 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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