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About Lee's Summit
City in the United StatesLee's Summit is a city in Jackson and Cass counties in Missouri, United States. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area and is a suburb of Kansas City, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) to the southeast. As of the 2020 census, the population was 101,108, making Lee's Summit the sixth most populous city in both Missouri and the Kansas City metropolitan area. It is part of the Wooded Osage Plains region, characterized by rolling topography. In 1865, the town was incorporated as Strother, remaining so until it was renamed Lee’s Summit three years later. Lee's Summit began as an agricultural community and persisted as such until the mid-twentieth century. Upon the conclusion of World War I…
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Housing in Lee's Summit
The typical Lee's Summit home is worth about $394,000, up 3.1% in a year, 47% above the Missouri typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Lee's Summit
Safety Grade C
Lee's Summit reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 66% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 73%.
Work & commute in Lee's Summit
Full picture →About one in 5 of Lee's Summit’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Kansas City (31%), Overland Park (7%) and Independence (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Health in Lee's Summit
Health Grade A−
Healthier than 77% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Missouri
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Lee's Summit
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Lee's Summit
Full climate →Lee's Summit has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Lee's Summit
All Lee's Summit schools →School Grade A
The public schools Lee's Summit’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Missouri’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 MO. Ratings are from neighbors.
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