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What Is It Like to Live in Lenexa?

What it costs to live in Lenexa, and how it compares with other Kansas cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

54

10th best value in Kansas

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Kansas cities.

Overall livability

64

7th overall in Kansas

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Lenexa is home to about 56,755 people. A typical home runs $299,400 and a household earns around $96,500, a price-to-income ratio of 3.1. Among Kansas's largest cities, it ranks 10th for value and 7th overall. For context, the typical Lenexa home is about 29% above the statewide median of $232,000 and local household income is about 44% above the statewide median of $66,900.

Lenexa at a glance

Median home price

$299,400

19th in KS of 25

Median rent

$1,277/mo

Median household income

$96,500

Home price to income

3.1x

Unemployment

2.5%

3rd in KS of 25

School rating

9/10

4th in KS of 25

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI. City rankings are within Kansas only. Updated 2026.