Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 39/100
D−
Median home value$193,000
Kansas City $287,300
Median rent$1,229/mo
Kansas City $1,249/mo
Cost-burdened households27%
Kansas City 28%
Leavenworth
Leavenworth County37,195 residents2 school districts
55
C−
Suburbgrade score
20th of 25 Kansas City suburbs. Strongest on commute & transport, held back by housing & affordability.
55
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 Leavenworth is like to live in, by category
Bars show Leavenworth against Kansas City. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 59/100
C
Within-state proficiency50th pct
Kansas City median 83rd pct
Student–teacher ratio13.7
Kansas City median 14.1
Graduation rate87%
Kansas City median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Housing cost index92
Kansas City 100
Eff. tax rate1.25%
Kansas City 1.09%
Local sales tax8.69%
Kansas City median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Mean commute19.6 min
Kansas City 23.2 min
Under 30 minutes75%
Kansas City 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Kansas City median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 56/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés26
Kansas City median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Kansas City median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks91
Kansas City median 32 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 44/100
D
Median household income$72,987
Kansas City $83,460
Unemployment4.8%
Kansas City 4.0%
Professional occupations39%
Kansas City 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Leavenworth on housing & affordability
Leavenworth's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Shawnee22 mi from LeavenworthC+ 69 B− Smithville20 mi from LeavenworthC 63 C+ Lansing6 mi from LeavenworthC 61 C Merriam24 mi from LeavenworthD+ 68 B− Gladstone21 mi from LeavenworthD 67 C+ Kansas City24 mi from LeavenworthD− 61 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Leavenworth
Is Leavenworth, KS a good place to live?
Leavenworth scores 55 out of 100, 20th of 25 Kansas City suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Leavenworth expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $193,000, 33% below the Kansas City median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.25%. $1,229/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Leavenworth?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Leavenworth sit at the 50th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 13.7 student–teacher ratio. Leavenworth is served by Leavenworth and Fort Leavenworth. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Leavenworth?
The mean commute is 19.6 min, with 75% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 7.5% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Leavenworth?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 26 restaurants and cafés and 91 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Leavenworth old or new?
The median home in Leavenworth was built in 1969 — older 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. 77% 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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