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What Is It Like to Live in Lee's Summit?

What it costs to live in Lee's Summit, and how it compares with other Missouri cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

64

14th best value in Missouri

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

Overall livability

62

18th overall in Missouri

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

Lee's Summit is home to about 100,772 people. A typical home runs $248,800 and a household earns around $99,000, a price-to-income ratio of 2.5. Among Missouri's largest cities, it ranks 14th for value and 18th overall.

Lee's Summit at a glance

Median home price

$248,800

21st in MO of 58

Median rent

$1,160/mo

Median household income

$99,000

Home price to income

2.5x

Unemployment

3.8%

23rd in MO of 58

School rating

10/10

6th in MO of 58

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in MO of 58

Walk score

11/100

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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; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Missouri only. Updated 2026.