Living in Leawood, KS
Suburb in Kansas
Leawood is a suburb in Kansas, home to about 34,000 people, with 1.9 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Leawood a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 12 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Safe: violent crime is 0.1× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Family-friendly: playgrounds, family attractions and plenty of households with kids
- Dog-friendly: 12 dog parks within 9 mi
👎 Cons
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Higher taxes: about $1,592 state income tax per resident, 1.12% property tax
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Key facts
Living in Leawood: common questions
What is the cost of living in Leawood?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $645k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,770 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 93, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Leawood?
Kansas collects about $1,592 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.12% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Leawood safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.1× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Leawood?
Public schools in Leawood test well above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 14 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Leawood?
Leawood has cold winters: winter days average around 42°F and summer days around 86°F, with roughly 14″ of snow a year.
Does Leawood get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding, tornadoes and cold waves: 3 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.31 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Leawood?
The nearest major airport is MCI, about 28 mi away.
How Leawood scores
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