Living in Lenexa
Lenexa is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, bordered by Overland Park, Shawnee, Olathe and De Soto. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated its population at 60,506 on July 1, 2025, up from 57,413 in 2020, and the city covers 34.1 square miles of land.
The original town was laid out in 1869 around what is now Santa Fe Trail Drive. Lenexa City Center, a 200-acre district at 87th Street Parkway and Renner Boulevard, holds City Hall along with shops, offices, hotels and homes. Browse homes for sale in Lenexa, or compare it with Shawnee, Olathe and Overland Park.
Tom Staats, REALTOR® with Keller Williams Realty Partners in Overland Park, works with buyers and sellers in Lenexa.
Where Lenexa is and getting around
The City describes Lenexa City Center as near the intersection of I-435, I-35, US-69, K-10 and K-7. From City Hall at 17101 W. 87th Street Parkway, OpenStreetMap’s fastest route to downtown Kansas City takes 87th Street Parkway east to I-35: about 16 miles and 25 minutes without traffic. Kansas City International Airport is about 34 miles and 40 minutes, almost all of it on I-435.
Corporate Woods in Overland Park is about 9 miles, and downtown Lawrence about 31 miles. These times assume no traffic, so drive your own commute at the hour you would travel.
Homes and neighborhoods in Lenexa
The American Community Survey (2020-2024) counts 25,751 homes in Lenexa. About 56% are single-family detached houses, 8% are attached houses such as townhomes, and 31% are in buildings with five or more units. About 57% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
The median home was built in 1992. About 40% of homes were built between 1970 and 1989 and about 40% in 2000 or later; about 8% are older than 1970.
By location and era:
- Old Town Lenexa, centered on Santa Fe Trail Drive, is the original town site, laid out by the civil engineer Octave Chanute in 1869. A BNSF rail line through Old Town carries upwards of 40 trains a day, by the City’s count.
- Lenexa City Center, at 87th Street Parkway and Renner Boulevard, includes homes alongside City Hall, the Rec Center, shops and offices; its civic campus opened in 2017.
- Falcon Ridge is next to Falcon Ridge Golf Club on Prairie Star Parkway in western Lenexa. The City’s list of homeowners associations puts it at Prairie Star Parkway and Woodland Drive, with 527 homes.
- Canyon Creek is a group of subdivisions in far western Lenexa. The City lists Canyon Creek (217 homes) at Canyon Creek Boulevard and 99th Street, and Canyon Creek Highlands (227 homes) at Prairie Star Parkway and McCormack Street.
- Silverleaf is at the northeast corner of 95th Street and Monticello Road. In May 2020 the City Council approved its plan for 96 homes on 35 acres: 46 detached houses and 50 paired villas.
- Greystone Estates is the name of four associations on the City’s list (Greystone Estates, East, South and West), with 592 homes among them. Greystone Estates South runs from 83rd Street to 87th Street Parkway between Rosehill Road and Pflumm Road.
The City notes that its association list covers only the associations that have shared their information, so it is not a complete list.
Listings change daily; search Lenexa homes for sale for what is on the market now.
Home values in Lenexa
The median value of owner-occupied homes in Lenexa was $394,900 in the American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, with a margin of error of about $9,500. That figure is what owners estimated their homes were worth in the survey. It is not a sale price or an appraisal.
The Johnson County Appraiser sets the appraised value of every home as of January 1 each year, and the county’s Land Records search shows it for any property. For a market estimate of your own home, start with the home valuation page.
Property taxes in Lenexa
Kansas assesses homes at 11.5% of appraised value (K.S.A. 79-1439). The tax is the assessed value times the total mill levy, divided by 1,000. One mill is $1 for every $1,000 of assessed value.
For 2025, a home in Lenexa and the Shawnee Mission School District paid these levies:
| Taxing unit | 2025 mills |
|---|---|
| State of Kansas | 1.500 |
| Johnson County | 17.290 |
| Johnson County Park and Recreation District | 3.023 |
| Johnson County Library | 3.817 |
| Johnson County Community College | 7.873 |
| City of Lenexa | 26.234 |
| Shawnee Mission School District (USD 512) | 50.886 |
| Total | 110.623 |
The school district makes the largest difference. In the Olathe Public Schools part of Lenexa the 2025 total was 121.685 or 121.720 mills, and in the De Soto USD 232 part it was 121.814; the small differences are cemetery district levies.
Kansas exempts the first $75,000 of a home’s appraised value from the 20-mill statewide school levy (K.S.A. 79-201x), which the county shows as a $172.50 school general credit for 2025. A home appraised at $400,000 has an assessed value of $46,000. At 110.623 mills that is $5,088.66, less the credit, or about $4,916. The same home in the Olathe district part of the city owed about $5,427.
Lenexa’s stormwater utility fee, in place since 2000, is collected as a special assessment on the Johnson County property tax bill, so it appears on the tax bill in addition to the levy.
The Appraiser mails notices of appraised value on or before March 1. You can appeal within 30 days of the mailing date, or pay under protest when taxes are due. Tax statements go out in mid-November; the first half is due December 20 and the second half May 10.
School districts serving Lenexa
Lenexa is split among three school districts, by the county’s tax-unit map. The Shawnee Mission School District (USD 512) covers about 44% of the city’s land, mostly in the east. Olathe Public Schools (USD 233) covers about 41%, in the west and south, and De Soto USD 232 covers about 15% at the far west.
District lines do not follow city limits or subdivision names, and schools are assigned by address. Olathe Public Schools plans to set new attendance boundaries by January 2027 for the 2027-28 school year, so check each address with the district. More on the districts: Shawnee Mission, Olathe Public Schools, De Soto, buying in the Shawnee Mission district and how attendance boundaries work.
Utilities in Lenexa
The City of Lenexa lists these providers:
- Electricity: Evergy
- Natural gas: Kansas Gas Service or Atmos Energy, depending on the address
- Water: WaterOne
- Sewer: Johnson County Wastewater
- Phone, cable and internet: AT&T, EverFast Fiber Networks, Google Fiber and Spectrum
Johnson County’s service-area maps show some parts of Lenexa on City of Olathe water or sewer instead. The county’s Location Services tool lists the providers for a specific address.
The City does not collect trash. Residents choose one of nine licensed private haulers, or their homeowners association contracts for them. Haulers must collect trash at least weekly, offer unlimited recycling, collect yard waste weekly from March through November and monthly in winter, and include one bulky-item pickup a year.
Parks and places in Lenexa
The City of Lenexa maintains more than 30 parks and more than 45 miles of trails. Black Hoof Park, at 9053 Monticello Road, covers 231 acres around the 35-acre Lake Lenexa. Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park is home to the Rolling Magic Skate Park, and Buffalo Meadows Park covers 20.2 acres on Lone Elm Road.
Lenexa City Center holds City Hall, the Lenexa Public Market food hall and the Lenexa Rec Center, all opened in 2017, plus a seasonal farmers market since 2018. The Johnson County Library’s Lenexa City Center branch and the Shawnee Mission School District’s aquatic center opened there in 2019.
Shawnee Mission Park, run by Johnson County Park and Recreation District, is just north of Lenexa on Renner Road in Shawnee, with a 120-acre lake, a swimming beach and marina, and Theatre in the Park.
Flood zones in Lenexa
FEMA’s flood maps for Lenexa follow its creeks and their tributaries, including Mill Creek, Little Mill Creek, Clear Creek, Cedar Creek, Coon Creek, Turkey Creek and the North Branch of Indian Creek. The City notes that lenders require flood insurance for federally backed loans on homes in a flood hazard area.
Search the address on FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center before you make an offer. The City’s stormwater engineer can also provide flood zone, base flood elevation and past flooding information, and FEMA elevation certificates for buildings built or substantially improved in the floodplain since January 2010 are on file at City Hall.
Golf in Lenexa
Two private clubs are in Lenexa:
- Falcon Ridge Golf Club, at 20200 Prairie Star Parkway
- Canyon Farms Golf Club
More on golf around the county: golf course communities in Johnson County and public and private golf clubs.
Youth sports near Lenexa
MAVS KC Volleyball has its offices at 16501 W. 116th Street in Lenexa, and the 3&2 Baseball Club of Johnson County is nearby. In Shawnee, Okun Fieldhouse and the KC Ice Center are to the north. The full list is in the youth sports facilities guide.
