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About Lenexa
City in Johnson County, Kansas, USLenexa is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 57,434. making it the ninth-most populated city in Kansas. It is bordered by the cities of Shawnee to the north, Overland Park to the east, De Soto to the west, and Olathe to the south.
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Housing in Lenexa
The typical Lenexa home is worth about $480,000, up 3.9% in a year, 92% above the Kansas typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Lenexa
Safety Grade B-
Lenexa reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 53% report less.
Work & commute in Lenexa
Full picture →Most working residents leave Lenexa for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Overland Park (22%), Kansas City (13%) and Olathe (11%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
Health in Lenexa
Health Grade A
Healthier than 93% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Kansas
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 8 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Lenexa
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Lenexa
Full climate →Lenexa has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Lenexa
All Lenexa schools →School Grade A-
The public schools Lenexa’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 81% of Kansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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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