Leawood, Missouri

About Leawood

Set in the southwestern part of Missouri, Leawood is a tiny community with an estimated population of 634.

Leawood holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.23 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 515 residents per square mile.

📰 Leawood News Today

• Missouri man, 80, killed in single-vehicle crash on I-435 in Leawood Johnson County Post · Oct 5
• Missouri man killed in car wreck on I-435 in Leawood Kansas City Star · Oct 4
• Independence man killed in crash on I-435 Saturday in Leawood FOX4KC.com · Oct 4
• Lockton breaks ground on new Leawood headquarters with $125M in tax incentives KSHB 41 Kansas City · May 28
• Calvin Alfred Newman Obituary (2026) - Leawood, MO - Golden Gate Funeral & Cremation Services, LLC - Kansas City Legacy | Obituary · Sep 15

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What Makes Leawood Unique

• Positioned in southwestern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.

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.

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