Pittsburg ranks #19 in Kansas for low property taxes
Pittsburg is ranked on 40 lists against the 160 Kansas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Wetter than 99% of Kansas
Not better or worse, just Pittsburg’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Pittsburg does best on
Each list ranks every KS town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Pittsburg marked.
Pittsburg lands in the top half on 10 of 26 lists
Each dot is Pittsburg’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in KS, the right end is last. Areas where Pittsburg does best come first.
Pittsburg out-ranks 2 of its 3 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Pittsburg lands in every KS ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Oaklawn-Sunview · 0.7 yrs
#30
Cheapest rent#1 Prospect Township · $538/mo
#53
Lowest property tax#1 Oaklawn-Sunview · $701/yr
#19
Rent easiest to afford#1 Dodge City · 27.6%
#36 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Norton · 7.4 min
#31 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Girard · 20.0 per resident
#45
Most library borrowing#1 Hesston · 20.9 per resident
#33
Best libraries for kids#1 Hesston · 40.7 per child
#21 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Winfield · 34.9%
#98
Most trails#1 Iola · 2.4 mi / sq mi
#40
Most walkable#1 Roeland Park · 169 / sq mi
#66 People
Most educated#1 Mission Hills · 87.3%
#67
Youngest#1 Sherlock Township · 22.5
#7
M
Oldest#1 Monmouth Township · 54.0
#155
Most residents 65+#1 Minneha Township · 29.6%
#129
Most kids#1 Sherlock Township · 45.8%
#107 Health
Healthiest#1 Fairway · 98 / 100
#114
F
Lowest obesity#1 Fort Riley · 25%
#59
Fewest smokers#1 Mission Hills · 7%
#112
Most active#1 Fairway · 15%
#108
Fewest uninsured#1 Mission Hills · 4%
#136
Lowest depression#1 Leawood · 17%
#140
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winfield · 0.2 mi
#119 
Housing
L Vacation-home towns#1 Lincoln Township · 11.7% #68
Most new homes#1 Maize · 31.5 per 1,000
#57
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Garnett · +85.9%
#35
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Edwardsville · 15.1 per home
#37 
Schools
Best schools#1 St. George Township · +27.8 pts
#68
Highest graduation rate#1 Fairmount Township · 99%
#107 Safety
Safest#1 Ulysses · 5.6
#70 
The number on the right is Pittsburg’s spot. All of Kansas’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every KS list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.