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Ranks better than 68% of areas Follow

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Scott City Area Facts

Scott City has a Livability Score of 68_/100, which is considered good
Scott City crime rates are 73% lower than the Kansas average
Cost of living in Scott City is 3% higher than the Kansas average

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Family Friendly

Family friendly

Public transit is accessible

Public transit is accessible

Walkable to grocery stores

Walkable to grocery stores

Yards are well-kept

Yards are well-kept

Lots of parks

Lots of parks

Walkable to restaurants

Walkable to restaurants

Friendly neighbors

Friendly neighbors

Safe at night

Safe at night

Pet-friendly

Pet friendly

Streets have sidewalks

Streets have sidewalks

Quite Area

A quiet area

Sense of community

Sense of community

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Do not even think about going to this city 0.5 rating By Davidren ( Sep 22, 2013) Scott City is the most awful small town. No real restaurants to eat in. It is a small backward town. Nothing to do. I have lived and traveled around a lot of the US and this was probably my worst experience as a town. I If you want things to do and be a real town, look elsew ...Read More here.

Think about Oakley if you want to be in this area. Oakley has better restaurants, people, more amenities and is a prettier town. You will not go wrong with that decision.

Stay away from Scott City unless you want to be bored to death and go hungry. The police are also rude and obnoxioius. Read Less

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F Amenities

Are there many local amenities in Scott City? Well, there are not many amenities close to this location.

Parks

Park on the Plains

Patton Park

Entertainment

El Quartelejo Museum

Food & Drink

Dairy Queen

Subway

Rupp Liquor

Wendy's

F Commute

Is public transit available in Scott City? Of all people who commute, 1.1% take public transportation in Scott City.

Drive to Work

80%

4% higher than the US average

Take Public Transit

1%

4% lower than the US average

Walk to Work

0%

2% lower than the US average

A+ Cost of Living

What is the cost of living in Scott City? The cost of living in Scott City is 92/100 - which is 3% higher than Kansas.

8% less expensive than average

11% less expensive than average

National cost of living index

A Crime

What is the crime rate in Scott City? Scott City crime rates are 682, which are 73% lower than Kansas

682 per 100k people

70% lower than the US average

Chance of being a victim

70% lower than the US average

Year-over-year crime

Year over year crime is up

C+ Employment

What is the median income in Scott City? The median income in Scott City is $49,453 which is 8% lower than Kansas.

Median household income

$49,45311% lower than the US average

Income per capita

$27,3838% lower than the US average

Unemployment rate

85% lower than the US average

A+ Health & Safety

Is Scott City a healthy and safe place to live? Yes, there are many hospitals, police and fire stations.

Hospitals

Scott County Hospital

Pharmacies

Doctors

A+ Housing

What are Scott City home prices? Scott City home prices are $158,700 - which is 17% higher than Kansas

Median home value

$158,70014% lower than the US average

Median rent price

$65032% lower than the US average

13% lower than the US average

D- Schools

Does Scott City have good schools? The Scott City graduation rate is 83% - which is 4% lower than Kansas

High school grad. rates

equal to the US average

School test scores

35% lower than the US average

Student teacher ratio

18% lower than the US average

F User Ratings

Is Scott City a good place to live? Scott City has an overall rating of 26% from 4 reviews.

Overall user rating

4 total ratings

User reviews rating

1 total reviews

User surveys rating

3 total surveys