Housing & affordability in Olathe
ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
C+
63/100
6th of 25
6th of 25
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The four inputs
Median home value vs metro$364,700
Kansas City $287,30040% · scores 63
Median rent vs metro$1,314/mo
Kansas City $1,249/mo30% · scores 54
Ownership rate75%
Kansas City 66%15% · scores 72
Households spending >30% of income on housing24%
Kansas City 28%15% · scores 71
Context, not scored
Median year built · Kansas City 19801994
Houses rather than flats · Kansas City 75%81%
Households with children · Kansas City 30%38%
Neither direction is better here, so none of it moves the grade. It is on the page because it changes what a place is like to live in.
Vertical rule marks the Kansas City reference. ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.
Best Kansas City suburbs for housing
All 25 ranked, Olathe highlighted1LeawoodA$658,8002Prairie VillageB−$435,7003ShawneeC+$359,7004RaymoreC+$339,1005Overland ParkC+$413,6006OlatheC+$364,7007Lee's SummitC$340,9008SmithvilleC$290,6009LenexaC$394,90010LansingC$270,80011KearneyC$298,40012Grain ValleyC−$283,80013GardnerC−$306,20014Blue SpringsC−$263,10015LibertyC−$283,30016MerriamD+$263,30017GladstoneD$231,50018Kansas CityD−$242,90019RaytownD−$182,90020BeltonD−$203,20021LeavenworthD−$193,00022Excelsior SpringsD−$186,80023Kansas CityF$167,40024IndependenceF$172,90025GrandviewF$188,500
Better than Olathe on housing & affordability
Olathe grades C+ on housing & affordability. Five suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Leawood11 mi from OlatheA 76 B Prairie Village12 mi from OlatheB− 75 B Shawnee9 mi from OlatheC+ 69 B− Raymore20 mi from OlatheC+ 62 C Overland Park7 mi from OlatheC+ 75 B Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24