Westwood Hills, Kansas

About Westwood Hills

Westwood Hills is a tiny community in northeastern Kansas with an estimated population of 395.

Westwood Hills holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.06 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 6,583 residents per square mile.

📰 Westwood Hills News Today

• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Westwood Hills, Kansas - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 22
• Cities with the most expensive homes in the Kansas City metro area Stacker · Sep 29
• Tracking severe thunderstorms across the Kansas City metro Thursday night FOX4KC.com · Apr 23
• Westwood Hills, Kansas Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 17
• Westwood Hills City Council candidates on the issues: Maintaining city’s unique charm Johnson County Post · Oct 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Kansas headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Westwood Hills Unique

• The only place in America named Westwood Hills — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.06 sq mi.
• Positioned in northeastern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Westwood Hills

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Westwood Hills

• 1888 Coffee House — breakfast (café)
• Anchor Island Coffee — bagel (café)
• Banksia — sandwich
• Brewer's Kitchen — american
• Brick House
• Broadway Cafe — coffee shop (café)
• Bruú Café — bubble tea (café)
• Burnt End BBQ — barbecue
• Cafe Corazon — coffee shop (café)
• Char Bar — barbecue

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art · Museum
• Money Museum · Museum
• Museum of BBQ · Museum
• National WWI Museum and Memorial · Museum
• Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Museum
• Sea Life Aquarium Kansas City · Zoo
• Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site · Museum
• Buttonwood Artspace And Framing · Art gallery
• H&R Block Artspace at KCAI · Art gallery
• Hallmark Visitors Center · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Westwood Hills

• Gillham Park reviews ★
• Linda Hall Library Arboretum reviews ★
• Manheim Gardens · Garden reviews ★
• Manheim Green Park reviews ★
• Neighborhood Park at 35th & Wabash reviews ★
• Pioneer Park reviews ★
• Sheila Kemper Dietrich Park reviews ★
• 3625 Park reviews ★
• Blue Hills Park reviews ★
• Brush Creek Parkway reviews ★
• Cancer Survivors Park reviews ★
• Children's Center Campus Sensory Garden reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Westwood Hills

🏘️ Nearby Communities