What kinds of homes are in Roeland Park, KS?

Name: Types of homes in Roeland Park, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

Roeland Park, KS has 3,478 (±241) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 2,147 homes per square mile of land.

86.7% are detached single-family houses.

3.1% are in buildings of two to four units.

7.5% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 3,478 (±241)
Detached houses: 86.7%
2–4 unit buildings: 3.1%
5+ unit buildings: 7.5%

Homes in Roeland Park by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Roeland Park	Johnson County	Kansas	United States
Single-family, detached	86.7% (±4.9 points)	66.2%	71.8%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	1.7% (±2.6 points)	7.6%	4.9%	6.2%
2 units	1.1% (±1.3 points)	0.8%	2.5%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	2.0% (±2.1 points)	3.8%	3.6%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.8% (±0.9 points)	6.8%	3.7%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	3.8% (±2.8 points)	5.6%	3.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.9% (±2.6 points)	8.4%	5.4%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.5% (±0.8 points)	0.7%	4.0%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.6% (±0.9 points)	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%

In Roeland Park, 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 Roeland Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Roeland Park
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Roeland Park	—	7.5% (±3.9 points)	—
Fairway	0.9 mi	4.3% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Westwood	1.2 mi	9.7% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Mission	1.2 mi	43.6% (±6.8 points)	Higher
Mission Woods	1.4 mi	0.0% (±56.6 points)	Not measurably different
Westwood Hills	1.5 mi	0.0% (±23.6 points)	Not measurably different
Mission Hills	1.8 mi	0.0% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Merriam	3.3 mi	27.5% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Prairie Village	3.4 mi	10.0% (±1.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mission Hills, KS (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mission, KS (43.6%), Merriam, KS (27.5%).

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
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)
16 (tie)	Edgerton	0.0% (±7.3 points)
16 (tie)	Mission Hills	0.0% (±4.0 points)
16 (tie)	Mission Woods	0.0% (±56.6 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.

What you can do on Seayora in Roeland Park

One account for renting, owning, managing and fixing homes, with these figures beside you.

Own or manage a rental?

List it, sign the lease and collect rent online, with the figures for Roeland Park beside you.

Create a landlord account · See what landlords get

Looking for a place to rent?

Browse homes for rent near Roeland Park, save the ones you like and apply online.

Browse rentals · Create a renter account

Do repairs, renovations or maintenance?

Get found by owners and renters near Roeland Park, and send estimates and invoices from your phone.

Join as a pro · Find a pro

Questions about Roeland Park

How many homes are in Roeland Park?

Roeland Park, KS has an estimated 3,478 (±241) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Roeland Park houses or apartments?

86.7% are detached houses and 1.7% attached houses, while 10.6% are in buildings of two or more units.

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

3.1% of homes in Roeland Park 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 — Roeland Park city, Kansas

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Roeland Park city, Kansas (place:60825, in state:20).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The API needs a free key.

Request a Census API key.

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

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.