Ranked for Young Families
Best Places to Live in Kansas for Young Families
Top schools, low crime, parks, room for a family Ranked by how well each place fits the Young Families profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 16 places
- #1ManhattanPopulation 54,287 · solid overall livability80% match
- #2OlathePopulation 142,114 · mixed overall livability61% match
- #3LawrencePopulation 95,103 · mixed overall livability51% match
- #4ShawneePopulation 67,671 · mixed overall livability51% match
- #5SalinaPopulation 46,734 · mixed overall livability51% match
- #6LeavenworthPopulation 37,193 · mixed overall livability51% match
- #7LenexaPopulation 57,497 · mixed overall livability49% match
- #8Garden CityPopulation 27,933 · mixed overall livability49% match
- #9WichitaPopulation 395,951 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #10TopekaPopulation 126,431 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #11DerbyPopulation 25,551 · mixed overall livability39% match
- #12Overland ParkPopulation 196,676 · mixed overall livability32% match
- #13Kansas CityPopulation 155,438 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #14Dodge CityPopulation 27,721 · mixed overall livability22% match
- #15HutchinsonPopulation 39,995 · mixed overall livability12% match
- #16LeawoodPopulation 33,784 · mixed overall livability12% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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