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De Soto

A city of 6,414 people in Kansas
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Map of De Soto: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land1.5%251 of 16,546 acres
Trails2.7 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves739 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About De Soto

City in Kansas, United States
1828Established
6,118Population
11.2 sq miArea
860 ftElevation

De Soto is a city along the Kansas River, in Johnson and Leavenworth counties in the U.S. state of Kansas, and part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 6,118, and the 2025 estimate is 7,083.

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ZIP code66018–66019, 66018
Area code913
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Housing in De Soto

$431K▲ 4.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical De Soto home is worth about $431,000, up 4.5% in a year, 73% above the Kansas typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market38
Sold in May12
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School Grade A+

The public schools De Soto’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 95% of Kansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#18Best public schoolsof 123 in KS
DistrictDe SotoSchools4

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within KS. Ratings are from neighbors.

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