What kinds of homes are in Leawood, KS?

Name: Types of homes in Leawood, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Leawood, KS has 13,845 (±492) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 916 homes per square mile of land.

84.0% are detached single-family houses.

0.9% are in buildings of two to four units.

10.1% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 13,845 (±492)
Detached houses: 84.0%
2–4 unit buildings: 0.9%
5+ unit buildings: 10.1%

Homes in Leawood by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Leawood	Johnson County	Kansas	United States
Single-family, detached	84.0% (±2.3 points)	66.2%	71.8%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	4.7% (±1.2 points)	7.6%	4.9%	6.2%
2 units	0.0% (±0.2 points)	0.8%	2.5%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	0.9% (±0.7 points)	3.8%	3.6%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	1.7% (±0.8 points)	6.8%	3.7%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	2.3% (±0.9 points)	5.6%	3.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	6.1% (±1.7 points)	8.4%	5.4%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.3% (±0.4 points)	0.7%	4.0%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.2 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%

In Leawood, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is lower than in Johnson County (20.8%).

It is also lower than in Kansas (13.0%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Leawood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Leawood
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Leawood	—	10.1% (±2.1 points)	—
Overland Park	3.7 mi	28.2% (±1.5 points)	Higher
Prairie Village	5.5 mi	10.0% (±1.6 points)	Not measurably different
Loch Lloyd	5.7 mi	0.0% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Oxford Township (Johnson County)	5.8 mi	0.0% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Grandview	5.8 mi	23.7% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Mission Hills	7.4 mi	0.0% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Belton	8.0 mi	7.9% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fairway	8.1 mi	4.3% (±2.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Oxford Township (Johnson County), KS (0.0%), Mission Hills, KS (0.0%), Fairway, KS (4.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Overland Park, KS (28.2%), Grandview, MO (23.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Johnson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
3	Overland Park	28.2% (±1.5 points)
4	Merriam	27.5% (±4.7 points)
5	Shawnee	17.3% (±1.9 points)
6	Olathe	14.5% (±1.4 points)
7	De Soto	12.7% (±8.0 points)
8	Gardner	12.0% (±2.8 points)
9	Leawood	10.1% (±2.1 points)
10	Prairie Village	10.0% (±1.6 points)
11	Westwood	9.7% (±4.6 points)
12	Roeland Park	7.5% (±3.9 points)
13	Spring Hill	7.4% (±3.4 points)
14	Fairway	4.3% (±2.3 points)
15	Aubry Township	0.6% (±2.7 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Johnson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Leawood

How many homes are in Leawood?

Leawood, KS has an estimated 13,845 (±492) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Leawood houses or apartments?

84.0% are detached houses and 4.7% attached houses, while 11.0% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Leawood?

0.9% of homes in Leawood are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Leawood city, Kansas

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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