WYLT Neighborhood Rankings · 2026
Best Neighborhoods
in Kansas
Ranked by safety, schools, walkability, and value. Every verdict is based on real data — no sponsored rankings, no fluff.
#1 Pick in Kansas
Shawnee Mission, Shawnee Mission is the top-rated neighborhood in Kansas — rated "Good for now."
Top 19 Neighborhoods in Kansas
Shawnee Mission
Good for nowShawnee Mission, KS
Price
$573K
Walk
27/100
Schools
6.7/10
Garden City
Good for nowGarden City, KS
Price
$183K
Walk
55/100
Schools
6.2/10
Manhattan
Good for nowManhattan, KS
Price
$216K
Walk
42/100
Schools
8/10
Hutchinson
Good for nowHutchinson, KS
Price
$83K
Walk
53/100
Schools
5.8/10
Prairie Village
Good for nowPrairie Village, KS
Price
$385K
Walk
17/100
Schools
6.7/10
Shawnee Mission
Good for nowShawnee Mission, KS
Price
$331K
Walk
13/100
Schools
6.9/10
Olathe
Good for nowOlathe, KS
Price
$314K
Walk
23/100
Schools
7.2/10
Shawnee
Good for nowShawnee, KS
Price
$220K
Walk
16/100
Schools
7/10
Derby
Good for nowDerby, KS
Price
$214K
Walk
4/100
Schools
5.8/10
Lenexa
Good for nowLenexa, KS
Price
$279K
Walk
11/100
Schools
6.9/10
Overland Park
Good for nowOverland Park, KS
Price
$242K
Walk
7/100
Schools
6.9/10
Gardner
Good for nowGardner, KS
Price
$259K
Walk
7/100
Schools
6.8/10
Emporia
Good for nowEmporia, KS
Price
$139K
Walk
6/100
Schools
5.8/10
Leavenworth
Good for nowLeavenworth, KS
Price
$188K
Schools
6.2/10
Liberal
Think twiceLiberal, KS
Price
$126K
Walk
36/100
Schools
7/10
Wichita
Think twiceWichita, KS
Price
$592K
Walk
39/100
Schools
6.4/10
Salina
Think twiceSalina, KS
Price
$163K
Walk
6/100
Schools
5.8/10
Lawrence
Think twiceLawrence, KS
Price
$218K
Schools
6.8/10
Junction City
Think twiceJunction City, KS
Price
$157K
Walk
19/100
Schools
4.9/10
How we rank neighborhoods in Kansas
Every neighborhood on this list was evaluated using real data across four dimensions: safety (violent and property crime risk), schools (rating out of 10), walkability (Walk Score out of 100), and home prices relative to the Kansas average. Our scoring model weighs each factor equally and assigns one of four plain-English verdicts — from "Settle here" (our highest rating) to "Hard pass" — so you know exactly where each place stands without having to decode letter grades.
Rankings are updated as new reports are generated. All data is sourced from public records, national databases, and our AI-assisted analysis. Click any neighborhood to read its full report.