Hi Mari, that sounds awful annoying. Have you signed a lease there?

Kansas sounds real quiet. I would just worry about tornado's. But I assume whereever you live there is something, blizzards, wild fires, hurricanes, etc..

I live in the southwest, in a rental home complex, it's pretty quiet, everyone has dogs too, but you only hear them if one starts and its rare. People walk their dogs mostly.

We all have backyards so it's nice. The climate here is great too!!!!

Good Luck.....Nikko