Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 61/100
C
Median home value$394,900
Kansas City $287,300
Median rent$1,454/mo
Kansas City $1,249/mo
Cost-burdened households26%
Kansas City 28%
Lenexa
Johnson County58,384 residents3 school districts
71
B−
Suburbgrade score
5th of 25 Kansas City suburbs. Strong on commute & transport and schools, held back by housing & affordability.
71
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 Lenexa is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lenexa against Kansas City. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 80/100
B+
Within-state proficiency89th pct
Kansas City median 83rd pct
Student–teacher ratio14.9
Kansas City median 14.1
Graduation rate93%
Kansas City median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Housing cost index122
Kansas City 100
Eff. tax rate1.24%
Kansas City 1.09%
Local sales tax8.69%
Kansas City median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 83/100
A−
Mean commute19.4 min
Kansas City 23.2 min
Under 30 minutes80%
Kansas City 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.5
Kansas City median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés41
Kansas City median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Kansas City median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks39
Kansas City median 32 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 75/100
B
Median household income$103,239
Kansas City $83,460
Unemployment2.8%
Kansas City 4.0%
Professional occupations55%
Kansas City 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lenexa on housing & affordability
Lenexa's weakest grade is C. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Leawood10 mi from LenexaA 76 B Prairie Village9 mi from LenexaB− 75 B Shawnee4 mi from LenexaC+ 69 B− Raymore22 mi from LenexaC+ 62 C Overland Park8 mi from LenexaC+ 75 B Olathe6 mi from LenexaC+ 73 B Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Lenexa
Is Lenexa, KS a good place to live?
Lenexa scores 71 out of 100, 5th 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 Lenexa expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $394,900, 37% above the Kansas City median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.24%. $1,454/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lenexa?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Lenexa sit at the 89th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 14.9 student–teacher ratio. Lenexa is served by Shawnee Mission Pub Sch, Olathe and De Soto Unified School District 232. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lenexa?
The mean commute is 19.4 min, with 80% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 23% working from home. Transit density is 0.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lenexa?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 41 restaurants and cafés and 39 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Lenexa old or new?
The median home in Lenexa was built in 1992 — 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. 64% 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.