Residents in this area benefit from an affordable cost of living. This includes goods and services, transportation, housing, utilities, groceries and healthcare.
This area scores extremely well in the employment category. This is primarily due to the combination of low unemployment rates, higher median home income and income per capita.
The housing category in this area boasts higher than average scores, likely influenced by a positive home affordability ratio, robust appreciation rates or elevated home values.
Local residents have positive feedback regarding the convenience of amenities, parks, public transit, the friendliness of neighbors, the strong sense of community, and the overall safety of the area.
It appears that many amenities may not be conveniently situated within walking distance, potentially necessitating the use of a vehicle or public transit.
Commuters in this area may experience longer-than-average work commute times due to limited public transportation access.
Factors like poor air quality and the absence of essential health-related facilities like hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and pharmacies could have played a role in the low score in this category.
Statistic | Leawood | Missouri | National |
Average one way commute | 16min | 23min | 26min |
Workers who drive to work | 88.2% | 81.6% | 76.4% |
Workers who carpool | 2.2% | 9.1% | 9.3% |
Workers who take public transit | 0.0% | 1.5% | 5.1% |
Workers who bicycle | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Workers who walk | 3.0% | 1.9% | 2.8% |
Working from home | 5.9% | 4.6% | 4.6% |