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Best places to live in Kansas

298 places and 2,373,167 residents in Kansas, United States, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

10#10 Lenexa9#9 Gardner (Kansas)8#8 Roeland Park7#7 Fairway6#6 Shawnee (Kansas)5#5 Olathe (Kansas)4#4 Mission Hills (Kansas)3#3 Prairie Village2#2 Leawood (Kansas)1#1 Overland Park
Young family fit across Kansas, one dot per place; numbers mark the top 10.weakerbest fit not ranked

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For young families

  1. 1Overland Park
    Kansas, 186,515 residents    83
  2. 2Leawood (Kansas)
    Kansas, 34,579 residents    82
  3. 3Prairie Village
    Kansas, 21,877 residents    80
  4. 4Mission Hills (Kansas)
    Kansas, 3,601 residents    78
  5. 5Olathe (Kansas)
    Kansas, 134,305 residents    78
  6. 6Shawnee (Kansas)
    Kansas, 65,046 residents    78
  7. 7Fairway
    Kansas, 3,970 residents    75
  8. 8Roeland Park
    Kansas, 6,827 residents    74
  9. 9Gardner (Kansas)
    Kansas, 20,868 residents    74
  10. 10Lenexa
    Kansas, 52,490 residents    74

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For retired couples

  1. 1Leawood (Kansas)
    Kansas, 34,579 residents    78
  2. 2Overland Park
    Kansas, 186,515 residents    76
  3. 3Prairie Village
    Kansas, 21,877 residents    75
  4. 4Mission Hills (Kansas)
    Kansas, 3,601 residents    74
  5. 5Gardner (Kansas)
    Kansas, 20,868 residents    74
  6. 6Shawnee (Kansas)
    Kansas, 65,046 residents    73
  7. 7Olathe (Kansas)
    Kansas, 134,305 residents    72
  8. 8Fairway
    Kansas, 3,970 residents    72
  9. 9De Soto (Kansas)
    Kansas, 6,074 residents    70
  10. 10Manhattan (Kansas)
    Kansas, 56,308 residents    70

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For remote workers

  1. 1Leawood (Kansas)
    Kansas, 34,579 residents    80
  2. 2Overland Park
    Kansas, 186,515 residents    79
  3. 3Prairie Village
    Kansas, 21,877 residents    78
  4. 4Shawnee (Kansas)
    Kansas, 65,046 residents    77
  5. 5Olathe (Kansas)
    Kansas, 134,305 residents    75
  6. 6Gardner (Kansas)
    Kansas, 20,868 residents    72
  7. 7Lenexa
    Kansas, 52,490 residents    72
  8. 8Roeland Park
    Kansas, 6,827 residents    72
  9. 9Derby (Kansas)
    Kansas, 23,509 residents    70
  10. 10Mission (Kansas)
    Kansas, 9,491 residents    69

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For commuters

  1. 1Overland Park
    Kansas, 186,515 residents    89
  2. 2Olathe (Kansas)
    Kansas, 134,305 residents    84
  3. 3Leawood (Kansas)
    Kansas, 34,579 residents    84
  4. 4Prairie Village
    Kansas, 21,877 residents    83
  5. 5Lenexa
    Kansas, 52,490 residents    83
  6. 6Shawnee (Kansas)
    Kansas, 65,046 residents    82
  7. 7Wichita
    Kansas, 396,119 residents    79
  8. 8Roeland Park
    Kansas, 6,827 residents    79
  9. 9Mission Hills (Kansas)
    Kansas, 3,601 residents    78
  10. 10Fairway
    Kansas, 3,970 residents    77

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For single professionals

  1. 1Overland Park
    Kansas, 186,515 residents    82
  2. 2Shawnee (Kansas)
    Kansas, 65,046 residents    74
  3. 3Olathe (Kansas)
    Kansas, 134,305 residents    74
  4. 4Lenexa
    Kansas, 52,490 residents    73
  5. 5Leawood (Kansas)
    Kansas, 34,579 residents    72
  6. 6Prairie Village
    Kansas, 21,877 residents    70
  7. 7Roeland Park
    Kansas, 6,827 residents    70
  8. 8Mission (Kansas)
    Kansas, 9,491 residents    68
  9. 9Wichita
    Kansas, 396,119 residents    67
  10. 10Merriam
    Kansas, 11,288 residents    66

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Overland Park
    Kansas, 186,515 residents    65
  2. 2Leawood (Kansas)
    Kansas, 34,579 residents    64
  3. 3Ulysses (Kansas)
    Kansas, 6,097 residents    63
  4. 4Dodge City (Kansas)
    Kansas, 27,912 residents    63
  5. 5Mulvane
    Kansas, 6,314 residents    62
  6. 6Prairie Village
    Kansas, 21,877 residents    62
  7. 7Wichita
    Kansas, 396,119 residents    61
  8. 8Lenexa
    Kansas, 52,490 residents    61
  9. 9Hutchinson (Kansas)
    Kansas, 41,569 residents    61
  10. 10Roeland Park
    Kansas, 6,827 residents    61

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All profiles in Kansas

ProfileTop placeScorePlaces that pass
Young familyOverland Park8376
Low-income householdOverland Park6892
Low-income familyOverland Park7745
Single parentOverland Park8234
Pensioner coupleLeawood (Kansas)7852
Single pensionerLeawood (Kansas)8352
Early retireeLeawood (Kansas)78104
Single professionalOverland Park8229
Young professionalOverland Park8428
DINKSOverland Park8616
Remote workerLeawood (Kansas)8061
CommuterOverland Park8943
Car-free householdOverland Park8523
StudentOverland Park8311
First-home buyerOverland Park7545
Budget-constrained moverOverland Park65126
Urban lifestyle seekerOverland Park8325
Expat professionalOverland Park8761
Healthcare-first moverOverland Park8652
Nature-focused householdSmith Center72235
Cross-border commuter–0
Outdoor and mountain loverHillsboro (Kansas)39201
Rural value seekerSmith Center74235
High-net-worth moverOverland Park85201
Lottery winnerOverland Park87298
Climate-resilient relocationOverland Park78126
Coastal livingManhattan (Kansas)6921
Business ownerOverland Park87126
Digital nativeOverland Park7731

Towns of 30,000+ in Kansas