Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Median home value$270,800
Kansas City $287,300
Median rent$1,406/mo
Kansas City $1,249/mo
Cost-burdened households22%
Kansas City 28%
Lansing
Leavenworth County11,246 residentsLansing
61
C
Suburbgrade score
18th of 25 Kansas City suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by amenities.
61
Kansas City median 65
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lansing is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lansing against Kansas City. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 74/100
B
Within-state proficiency82nd pct
Kansas City median 83rd pct
Student–teacher ratio15.4
Kansas City median 14.1
Graduation rate93%
Kansas City median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 59/100
C
Housing cost index108
Kansas City 100
Eff. tax rate1.35%
Kansas City 1.09%
Local sales tax8.69%
Kansas City median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Mean commute21.3 min
Kansas City 23.2 min
Under 30 minutes66%
Kansas City 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Kansas City median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 47/100
D
Restaurants & cafés24
Kansas City median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Kansas City median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks21
Kansas City median 32 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 54/100
C−
Median household income$102,786
Kansas City $83,460
Unemployment4.5%
Kansas City 4.0%
Professional occupations41%
Kansas City 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lansing on amenities
Lansing's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Gladstone18 mi from LansingB 67 C+ Kansas City20 mi from LansingB 61 C Merriam19 mi from LansingB 68 B− Prairie Village23 mi from LansingB 75 B Lenexa20 mi from LansingB− 71 B− Leavenworth6 mi from LansingC− 55 C− Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Lansing
Is Lansing, KS a good place to live?
Lansing scores 61 out of 100, 18th of 25 Kansas City suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Lansing expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $270,800, 6% below the Kansas City median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.35%. $1,406/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lansing?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Lansing sit at the 82nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 15.4 student–teacher ratio. Lansing is served by Lansing. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lansing?
The mean commute is 21.3 min, with 66% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lansing?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 24 restaurants and cafés and 21 parks, which grades D on amenities.
Are the homes in Lansing old or new?
The median home in Lansing was built in 1986 — newer than the Kansas City median of 1980. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 86% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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