Living in Shawnee, KS
Suburb in Kansas
Shawnee is a suburb in Kansas, home to about 68,000 people, with 2.0 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Shawnee a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 12 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Family-friendly: playgrounds, family attractions and plenty of households with kids
- Safe: violent crime is 0.6× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Highly educated: 52% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, and 2 research universities are within 31 mi
👎 Cons
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Higher taxes: about $1,592 state income tax per resident, 1.14% property tax
Whether it's a good place for you depends on what you value. Take the quiz to see how Shawnee ranks against your own priorities.
Key facts
Living in Shawnee: common questions
What is the cost of living in Shawnee?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $358k, 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 Shawnee?
Kansas collects about $1,592 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.14% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Shawnee safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.6× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Shawnee?
Shawnee has cold winters: winter days average around 41°F and summer days around 85°F, with roughly 17″ of snow a year.
Does Shawnee 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 1.28 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Shawnee?
The nearest major airport is MCI, about 20 mi away.
How Shawnee scores
Each bar compares Shawnee with the other 1143 places in Best Life Fit Me. A dot shows where it sits between two ends, such as major metro and small town; neither end is better. Coloured bars run from poor (red) to excellent (green).
Places like Shawnee
These places have the most similar overall profile across all 23 aspects.
Nearby
See all the best places to live in Kansas.
Is Shawnee right for you?
Answer 27 quick questions and see how it ranks against your priorities.