Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 90/100
A
Median home value$658,800
Kansas City $287,300
Median rent$1,983/mo
Kansas City $1,249/mo
Cost-burdened households20%
Kansas City 28%
Leawood
Johnson County33,809 residents2 school districts
76
B
Suburbgrade score
1st of 25 Kansas City suburbs. Strong on housing & affordability and schools, held back by cost of living.
76
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 Leawood is like to live in, by category
Bars show Leawood against Kansas City. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 88/100
A
Within-state proficiency96th pct
Kansas City median 83rd pct
Student–teacher ratio13.8
Kansas City median 14.1
Graduation rate95%
Kansas City median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 38/100
D−
Housing cost index180
Kansas City 100
Eff. tax rate1.10%
Kansas City 1.09%
Local sales tax8.69%
Kansas City median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 80/100
B+
Mean commute20.9 min
Kansas City 23.2 min
Under 30 minutes79%
Kansas City 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Kansas City median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 68/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés51
Kansas City median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Kansas City median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks34
Kansas City median 32 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 86/100
A−
Median household income$185,625
Kansas City $83,460
Unemployment2.0%
Kansas City 4.0%
Professional occupations73%
Kansas City 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Leawood on cost of living
Leawood's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Grandview6 mi from LeawoodB 47 D Gladstone21 mi from LeawoodB 67 C+ Independence19 mi from LeawoodB− 50 D+ Belton8 mi from LeawoodB− 56 C− Merriam8 mi from LeawoodB− 68 B− Raymore12 mi from LeawoodB− 62 C Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Leawood
Is Leawood, KS a good place to live?
Leawood scores 76 out of 100, 1st of 25 Kansas City suburbs. It is strongest on housing & affordability and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Leawood expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D−. The median home is $658,800, 129% above the Kansas City median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.10%. $1,983/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Leawood?
Schools grade A. The districts serving Leawood sit at the 96th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 13.8 student–teacher ratio. Leawood is served by Blue Valley and Shawnee Mission Pub Sch. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Leawood?
The mean commute is 20.9 min, with 79% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 26% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Leawood?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 51 restaurants and cafés and 34 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Leawood old or new?
The median home in Leawood was built in 1989 — 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. 89% 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.