Kansas City Metro Area Guides
Get to know the communities Tom serves across Johnson County and both sides of the state line. Each guide covers neighborhoods, schools (verify by address), getting around, and tips for buyers and sellers.
Kansas: Johnson County & nearby
Leawood, KS
Johnson County
A Johnson County city of 34,093 along State Line Road, incorporated in 1948, where 84 percent of homes are single-family detached.
View guideLenexa, KS
Johnson County
A Johnson County city of 34.1 square miles, split among three school districts, with a median owner-occupied home value of $394,900 (ACS 2020-2024).
View guideOlathe, KS
Johnson County
The Johnson County seat, with 64.7 square miles of land along I-35 and K-10 and a median owner-occupied home value of $364,700 (ACS 2020-2024).
View guideOverland Park, KS
Johnson County
A Johnson County city of 203,677 on 75 square miles, served by four school districts, with a median home build year of 1989.
View guidePrairie Village, KS
Johnson County
A Johnson County city of 23,008 on State Line Road, begun by J.C. Nichols in 1941, where the median home was built in 1959.
View guideShawnee, KS
Johnson County
A northwest Johnson County city of 42 square miles reaching west to the Kansas River, with a median owner-occupied home value of $359,700 (ACS 2020-2024).
View guideMissouri: Kansas City & east
Blue Springs, MO
Jackson County
An eastern Jackson County city of about 61,600 on I-70, incorporated in 1880, about 20 miles by road from downtown Kansas City.
View guideKansas City, MO
Jackson County
Missouri's largest city, spread over four counties, with a 1% earnings tax, 15 overlapping school districts and homes from pre-1940 Brookside to the newer Northland.
View guideLee's Summit, MO
Jackson County
A city of about 107,500 in eastern Jackson County that reaches south into Cass County, about 21 miles by road from downtown Kansas City.
View guideNorth Kansas City, MO
Clay County
A separate 4.4-square-mile city in Clay County across the river from downtown Kansas City, with its own water plant, one school district and a Missouri River levee.
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