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Kansas Neighborhoods
Home » Missouri » Kansas City Real Estate » Kansas Neighborhoods1. Olathe
Olathe is a Johnson County suburb of Kansas City with outstanding family neighborhoods and award winning schools. Olathe is one of the fastest growing communities in the Kansas City area with a population of 102,000. The real estate market here remains strong. Olathe has a wide variety of homes with prices ranging from $80,000 to $750,000 with the average home price being about $220,000.
2. Overland Park
Overland Park is one of the fastest growing communities in the U.S. and most sought after places to live in Johnson County, Kansas. This community is experiencing outstanding growth such as great schools, vibrant business growth and outstanding shopping destinations.
Overland Park is known for having many choices of home styles, and home appreciation has traditionally been higher than average in Overland Park. The average sales price for resale homes sold in Overland Park was $179,787. The average new home in Overland Park lists for about $408,845. The city has about 162,592 residents, making it the second most populous city in Kansas.
3. Shawnee
This city is dedicated to keeping a serene environment, which is particularly evident in Shawnee's extensive park system. Residents enjoy a wide range of entertainment and recreational facilities including the 1150 acre Shawnee Mission Park that offers activities such as paddle boating, archery, tennis courts, hiking trails, a beach and an outdoor theatre. Across the street is the Tomahawk Hills Golf Club, Movie Theatre and several restaurants. There is a lot of construction in western Shawnee where the average price of a home is about $185,000.
4. Lawrence
A booming college town, Lawrence, Kansas current has around 500-600 properties for sale. Over 1300 were sold over the last year, continuing to make Lawrence on of the few sellers markets in the Kansas City area.
Within the last year, the highest sold price for a home in Lawrence was $865,000, and recently there were five properties listed above this price, up to $1,350,000. This skews the average list price to $230,447, with a median of $179,900. Over the past year, those numbers were $188,946 and $160,000 respectively. Lawrence continues to be a dynamic place for real estate.
5. Lenexa
Lenexa has many opportunities for families, professionals and singles alike. Conveniently located in the middle of Johnson County, within 20 minutes of downtown Kansas City, Lenexa hosts numerous festivals and events, promoting a small-town sense of community. Lenexa has a wide variety of homes with prices ranging from $95,000 to over $1,000,000.
6. Andover
The Andover, Kansas residential real estate industry is "going strong". January of 2006 sales registered above January 2005. Buyers are actively searching for their next dream home and negotiating purchase contracts. The inventory of homes in all price ranges is plentiful. Sellers are finding that with the statistical homes sales knowledge and expertise of a professional realtor they can price their home to receive top dollar for the market conditions and reduce the days on market. Andover home’s average days on the market is currently 90 days from list date to closing date. This is a city-wide average and varies throughout subdivisions and individual neighborhoods.
7. Butler County
Pricing in Butler County is stable as the market for new homes continues to rise in this growing county. Interest rates have remained below 7%, which has allowed people to keep looking until they find the right home. Butler County includes Andover, Augusta and El Dorado along with several smaller towns that are growing as well.
8. Johnson County
Johnson County is a thriving community the encompasses several small to mid-size cities with an established standard of living. Shawnee, Merriam, Roeland Park, Mission Hills, Fairway, Prairie Village, Leawood, Overland Park, Lenexa, Olathe, Gardner and DeSoto among others make up this county which is the fastest growing in the Kansas City area for many reasons. The variety of homes and the outstanding school districts along with popular choices for dining and entertainment have made Johnson County one of Kansas City’s hottest spots to settle.
Sources
http://realtytimes.com/rtmcrloc/Kansas~Kansas_City
http://realtytimes.com/rtmcrstate/Missouri
http://www.homegain.com/local_real_estate/MO/kansas_city.html
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