Blue Summit, Missouri

About Blue Summit

Blue Summit, MO is a small unincorporated community located in western Missouri.

Officially, Blue Summit is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.49 square miles.

📰 Blue Summit News Today

• Blue Summit gas station floods again after Monday storms KCTV · Apr 27
• Blue Summit businesses demand flooding fix after 23rd Street floods again KCTV · Jun 1
• New streetlights coming to Blue Summit by early 2026 FOX4KC.com · Sep 23
• Residents, businesses dry out following recent heavy rains across Kansas City KSHB 41 Kansas City · Apr 28
• Blue Summit, Missouri residents fed up with trash being dumped along road kmbc.com · Oct 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Blue Summit Unique

• The only place in America named Blue Summit — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Easy reach of Kansas City (5 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Blue Summit

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Blue Summit

• Carmen's Cantina and Mexican Grill — mexican
• La Fuente — mexican
• Nirvana Coffee and Games — burger (café)
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Adam's Mark Coffee — coffee (café)
• Daisy's Mexican Food — mexican
• East Buffet — chinese
• El Molino
• Englewood Cafe (café)
• Gates Bar-B-Q — barbecue

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Bingham Waggoner Estate · Museum
• Missouri Model Railroad Museum · Museum
• National Frontier Trails Museum · Museum
• The Peace Pavilion · Museum
• Englewood Row Gallery · Art gallery
• Pottery Art · Art gallery
• Truman Home · Museum
• Winner Road Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Blue Summit

• McCoy Park reviews ★
• Ashland Square reviews ★
• Bingham-Waggoner Estate reviews ★
• Blue Valley Park reviews ★
• Blue Valley Recreation Center Park reviews ★
• Bundschu Park reviews ★
• Campus Park reviews ★
• Central Park reviews ★
• Charles Long Park reviews ★
• Chelsea Park reviews ★
• Corrington Park reviews ★
• Country Club Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Blue Summit

• VAN HORN HIGH

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Blue Summit

🏘️ Nearby Communities