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    Moving to Leawood, KS

    Is Leawood a good place to live?

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    Leawood ranks #2 of 16 Kansas cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (72/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 0.2% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $620,400
    +4.7% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,753
    per month
    Household income
    $184,976
    median
    Unemployment
    1.5%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Leawood

    The median home value in Leawood is $620,400 and median rent is $1,753 a month, against a median household income of $184,976. Homes cost about 3.4× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Leawood crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Kansas the 2025 rate was 476 violent and 1,922 property crimes per 100,000 people — #6 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Leawood, KS

    Leawood has about 33,844 residents, 1.5% unemployment and 39% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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