Leawood, KS: Local News, Events & Neighbors

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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How Leawood ranks

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#1Fewest smokers in KS #1Fewest uninsured in KS #1Lowest depression in KS All KS rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code66206, 66209, 66211

Area code913

Living in Leawood

Housing in Leawood

$797K▲ 7.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Leawood home is worth about $797,000, up 7.5% in a year, 219% above the Kansas typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market6

Sold in May56

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Safety in Leawood

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Leawood reports less crime per resident than 54% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Leawood 0.7

Kansas 4.8

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Leawood 9.9

Kansas 19.2

U.S. 15.5

Natural hazards: LowMostly inland flooding · higher than 28% of U.S. communitiesDetails →

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Leawood

A⁺

Health Grade A+

Healthier than 97% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Kansas

26better than KS·2worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 4 are too close to call.

Conditions 7▲ 2▼ 3 close Habits 3▲ 1 close Care 7▲ 0 close Mind 5▲ 0 close Everyday needs 4▲ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

4.4%Fewer adults facing food insecurityKS 13% · better 4%Fewer uninsured adultsKS 9.9% · better 11%More adults who have had cancerKS 8.1% · worse

Care nearby

Menorah Medical CenterOverland Park · 1.6 mi · ER

Health Partnership ClinicOverland Park · 7.1 mi · sliding-scale fees

2 hospitals in Leawood →

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Leawood · CMS · HRSAHealth in Leawood →

Schools in Leawood

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A

School Grade A

The public schools Leawood’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 92% of Kansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#2Best public schoolsof 123 in KS

DistrictBlue ValleySchools7

Leawood Elementary AElementary · Grades K–5 · 533 students Brookwood Elem A+Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 466 students Mission Trail Elementary A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 384 students Prairie Star Elementary A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 371 students St. Michael the Archangel SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 521 students Leawood Middle A-Middle · Grades 6–8 · 493 students

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.