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A town of 34,093.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Leawood grades A− overall, ranked 20th of 150 in Kansas. The median household earns $186K. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 97% of the country and its schools rank ahead of 90% of Kansas towns. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $792K, 9.5 years of the Kansas City metro’s $83K median household income. 74% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Leawood, above both Kansas’ towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Only 23 of Kansas’ 373 towns score higher on hazard risk. Leawood is home to Saint Paul School of Theology.
Where Leawood beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Leawood | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.4% | 13% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Leawood Elementary | K–5 | 533 |
| Brookwood Elem | PK–6 | 466 |
| Mission Trail Elementary | K–5 | 384 |
3.9% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Leawood is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 10%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 1,167 in 1950, 33,902 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1923 and 5 maps from 1934 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Leawood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
19 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
13 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Center
15 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC Stadium
20 mi Theme parkWorlds of FunArrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, Public domain · SubTropolis: ErgoSum88, Public domain · T-Mobile Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · CPKC Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Worlds of Fun: Tkexb173 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Leawood, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Leawood.
Leawood is among the three healthiest towns in Kansas, fares better on crime within Kansas than nationally and sends many workers across the state line to Kansas City.
At 9.5 years of the Kansas City metro’s $83K median household income, the typical home (about $792K) costs more against local pay than in 99% of Kansas towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $7,381, against $2,798 across Kansas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Leawood is $1,983 a month. Typical home values rose 7.3% in the year to September 2026. 91% of Leawood households own their home.
| Leawood | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,983 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 91% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $792K.
Its public schools are run by the Blue Valley school district. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leawood ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 533 | A |
| Brookwood ElemTop results in townGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 466 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
20 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Leawood’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Ironwoods Park, at 63 acres.
| Leawood | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.9% | 2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gezer Park | 0.9 mi | 11 |
| 2. Leawood City Park | 0.7 mi | 60 |
| 3. Ironwoods Park | 0.5 mi | 63 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
It ranks #3 of the 150 Kansas towns we grade on the CDC estimates behind the Health Grade. Its widest gap with Kansas is food insecurity: 4.4% of its 25,760 adults worry about having enough food, against 13% statewide.
11% of adults report frequent mental distress in Leawood. Among 150 Kansas towns, just 1 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Leawood. 8.9% of adults report frequent physical distress in Leawood.
| Leawood | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 31% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 35% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.2% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Leawood | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.4% | 13% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
72 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 10 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 72 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Leawood.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 88.2°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 95% of Kansas places with climate records; January nights average 20.5°.
Leawood has chilly winters and warm summers. About 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Leawood | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 88°F | 91°F | 85°F |
| January low | 21°F | 21°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
25% of working residents cross a state line to work, Kansas City among the top destinations. 25.8% of workers work from home, against 11.8% across Kansas.
Most working residents leave Leawood for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in Leawood grew to 18,100 in 2023, 3,107 more than in 2013. Only 1 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a higher median household income than Leawood.
| Leawood | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $186,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 26% | 8.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 9.2% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 17.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 71% of Kansas’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 661 to 360 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Among 80 Kansas towns, just 4 have a lower violent crime rate than Leawood.
| Leawood | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.9 per 1,000 residents | 11.1 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
18 within 15 miles of the center of Leawood
About 3 of every 100 Leawood residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
4 notable people were born in Leawood.
City in Kansas, United States
Leawood () is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 33,902.
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3 towns share a border with Leawood.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leawood | #20 | A− | D | B− | A | A+ |
| Overland Park | #34 | A− | C− | C+ | A | A+ |
| Prairie Village | #13 | A | D | B+ | A− | A+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Leawood grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #20 of 150 in Kansas. It grades A+ for health, B− for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
Leawood has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 4 notable people were born here, including Sean Plott and Holley Fain.
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