Leawood Real Estate and Relocation Information

Leawood Kansas Real Estate

This Leawood Guide is an introduction to our city. Leawood is one of the most liveable cities in the world. In this guide you will find information on the real estate market, schools, neighborhoods, and entertainment.

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Leawood Today
Growing With Distinction

Leawood rightly boasts of growing with distinction, thanks to the people who live and work in this area. The city is one of the fastest growing in Kansas. The city has around 30,000 residents - double the number who lived here 25 years ago. They are among the nation's hardest working, most highly educated and highest earning individuals.

Good News for Business

That's good news for employers. And there's even more good news for retailers and service providers: more than half of the residents are under 44 years of age, prime demographic real estate for local businesses seeking to grow. The foreseeable future offers more of the same. Leawood's population is expected to increase by up to five percent a year. Meanwhile, the average median age of its residents is 42.4 years old; meaning a population that is firmly rooted in its prime earning and workplace achievement years.

High Incomes, High Home Values

This shows in the total disposable household income for the Leawood area, which exceeds $1.6 billion dollars. The average gross annual income for Leawood households is estimated at $145,000 - one of the highest in Johnson County.

Home values in Leawood are the fourth highest in Johnson County, Kansas. The average home is appraised at over $394,500, reflecting homeowners' demand for the kind of housing stock Leawood offers - everything from elegant, stately older homes to exclusive estates to newly constructed higher-end subdivisions.

An Educated Population

It seems clear that the high income can be correlated to education, because the Leawood area has one of the strongest educational bases in the nation. According to the latest figures, more than 95 percent of Leawood residents had received a high school diploma and some college, 53 percent held a college degree, and 43 percent of the 110,000 Kansas City residents that hold advanced degrees live in Johnson County. According to the 2000 Census, of the 319,000 Kansas City Metropolitan Area residents that hold managerial or professional positions, the majority (36 percent) lives in Johnson County.

An Attractive Growth Center

The income growth in Leawood and Johnson County, Kansas have contributed to this area being the Kansas City metropolitan area's growth engine and one of the nation's premier business locations. Over the past decade, the county's excellent business climate and lifestyle characteristics have propelled population growth of more than 100,000, nearly 4,000 new businesses and more than 120,000 new jobs. In doing so, Johnson County has been a competitor of national prominence while providing the economic momentum for the Kansas City metropolitan area.Leawood's future growth potential remains bright. Even now, city and county governments carefully plan and collaborate to ensure that the necessary infrastructure improvements are in place to accommodate the new residents and businesses attracted to our community by its quality of life.Residents and business operators find living in and doing business in Leawood is a distinction to be proud of, each and every day.

Geography

Leawood, KS is located at 38°55′15″N, 94°37′20″W (38.920802, -94.622118). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 39.1 km² (15.1 mi²). 39.1 km² (15.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.07% is water.

Leawood History

The dream of a better life was, and still is, the prominent force driving Leawoods history and development. It’s what drew the Native Americans who first lived and prospered here... the French and American explorers and settlers like Daniel Boone who followed... and the people living and working here today who have made it one of the region’s leading residential and business communities.

The First Settlers

Oscar G. Lee, a retired police officer from Oklahoma, set down the modern-day roots of Leawood. When Lee arrived in 1922, he brought with him a lifetime of dreams about his own future that he sought to make real on land he purchased between what are now 79th and 103rd Streets and State Line and Belinder Roads.

This purchase became the foundation of present-day Leawood. However, Leawood was shaped in great part in 1948, following the establishment of a Kroh Brother’s housing development.

Building A Strong Foundation

From the start, the Kroh Brothers and residents, of what would become Leawood, hoped and planned for a community with the peacefulness of a small town and the amenities of a larger city.

After World War II, returning veterans had a dream of giving their families a good home settled in tight-knit neighborhoods near excellent schools. The Kroh Brothers real estate firm was ready to help them make their dreams come true. It was responsible for some of the community’s first 500 homes, the community’s first planning tools, its fire and police protection, street repair and many other components that would play important roles in building a high quality of life. This enabled Leawood to become the first subdivision development to be incorporated as a city in Johnson County.

Amazing Growth

Leawood has not stopped growing. From that first, single housing development, Leawood has grown into a city 14.7 square miles in size, nestled among the cities of Overland Park and Prairie Village, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri.

Leawood is one of the fastest growing cities in Kansas. Its population has more than doubled in 25 years to more than 30,000 residents and is expected to reach 40,000 within the next 10-15 years. To manage such growth, a master development plan is in place to ensure that Leawood maintains its inviting tree-lined neighborhoods and distinctive, well thought-out retail and commercial development.

A Beautiful City

Today, with picturesque parks and streets, highly rated schools and welcoming places of worship, Leawood is all that the founders envisioned. Through hard work and careful planning, Leawood has maintained its initial community vision while promoting and cultivating a competitive business market that residents and businesses alike appreciate. Those seeking a high quality of life can easily find it in the well-rounded community of Leawood.

Source: Leawood: A Portrait in Time

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 27,656 people, 9,841 households, and 8,118 families residing in the city. The population density was 708.1/km² (1,833.4/mi²). There were 10,129 housing units at an average density of 259.3/km² (671.5/mi²).

There were 9,841 households out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.0% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $102,496, and the median income for a family was $113,058. Males had a median income of $90,546 versus $43,933 for females. The per capita income for the city was $49,139. About 0.5% of families and 1.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

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