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1 / 25#25. Lake Winnebago
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 1,401
Best places to live in the Kansas City metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Kansas City metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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2 / 25#24. Kansas City
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 508,233
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3 / 25#23. Greenwood
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 6,000
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4 / 25#22. Lansing
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 11,229
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5 / 25#21. Gladstone
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 27,069
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6 / 25#20. De Soto
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 6,333
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7 / 25#19. Blue Springs
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 59,416
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8 / 25#18. Merriam
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 11,036
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9 / 25#17. Liberty
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 30,446
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10 / 25#16. Mission
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 9,928
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11 / 25#15. Lake Lotawana
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 2,378
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12 / 25#14. Weatherby Lake
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 2,465
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13 / 25#13. Lake Waukomis
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 1,085
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14 / 25#12. Mission Hills
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 3,556
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15 / 25#11. Lee's Summit
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 102,583
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16 / 25#10. Olathe
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 143,720
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17 / 25#9. Roeland Park
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 6,800
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18 / 25#8. Lenexa
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 57,986
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19 / 25#7. Shawnee
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 68,175
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20 / 25#6. Fairway
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 4,177
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21 / 25#5. Parkville
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 8,022
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22 / 25#4. Overland Park
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 197,199
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23 / 25#3. Prairie Village
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 22,937
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24 / 25#2. Westwood
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 1,851
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25 / 25#1. Leawood
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 33,844
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