Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 61/100
C
Median home value$340,900
Kansas City $287,300
Median rent$1,422/mo
Kansas City $1,249/mo
Cost-burdened households27%
Kansas City 28%
Lee's Summit
Jackson County103,656 residents2 school districts
69
B−
Suburbgrade score
7th of 25 Kansas City suburbs. Strong on schools and amenities, held back by commute & transport.
69
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 Lee's Summit is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lee's Summit against Kansas City. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 84/100
A−
Within-state proficiency87th pct
Kansas City median 83rd pct
Student–teacher ratio14.6
Kansas City median 14.1
Graduation rate96%
Kansas City median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 62/100
C
Housing cost index112
Kansas City 100
Eff. tax rate1.19%
Kansas City 1.09%
Local sales tax8.44%
Kansas City median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Mean commute25.2 min
Kansas City 23.2 min
Under 30 minutes62%
Kansas City 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Kansas City median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 75/100
B
Restaurants & cafés83
Kansas City median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries9
Kansas City median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks44
Kansas City median 32 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 67/100
C+
Median household income$102,531
Kansas City $83,460
Unemployment3.8%
Kansas City 4.0%
Professional occupations51%
Kansas City 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lee's Summit on commute & transport
Lee's Summit's weakest grade is C. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Prairie Village14 mi from Lee's SummitA− 75 B Overland Park17 mi from Lee's SummitA− 75 B Lenexa23 mi from Lee's SummitA− 71 B− Leawood13 mi from Lee's SummitB+ 76 B Olathe24 mi from Lee's SummitB+ 73 B Merriam18 mi from Lee's SummitB+ 68 B− Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Lee's Summit
Is Lee's Summit, MO a good place to live?
Lee's Summit scores 69 out of 100, 7th of 25 Kansas City suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Lee's Summit expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $340,900, 19% above the Kansas City median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.19%. $1,422/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lee's Summit?
Schools grade A−. The districts serving Lee's Summit sit at the 87th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 96% graduation rate and a 14.6 student–teacher ratio. Lee's Summit is served by Lee'S Summit R-Vii and Blue Springs R-IV. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lee's Summit?
The mean commute is 25.2 min, with 62% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 21% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lee's Summit?
Within two miles there are 9 groceries, 83 restaurants and cafés and 44 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Lee's Summit old or new?
The median home in Lee's Summit was built in 1994 — 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. 81% 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.