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Leawood is a small city of 33,809 people in Johnson County, Kansas. It's about 16 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $659k and rent runs about $2k a month.
33,809people
$659kTypical home
$1,983/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
12"Snow
249Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 33,809
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,238 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 16 mi to Kansas City, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $659k (≈$4,154/mo)
- Median rent $1,983/mo
- Median household income $186k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,007 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 32% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 73% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MCI airport
- 28 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 991 ft
- 618 mi to the ocean
- 349 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,256 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 112 bars within 25 mi
- 363 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: D+8 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk