Moving to KC area from Frisco TX...help deciding on suburb (Smithville: apartment complexes, how much) - Page 2 - City-Data Forum

luzianne · 03-10-2010, 12:59 PM

I'd say southern Overland Park is more like Frisco than anywhere else in the KC area.

kcmo - to me, the Northland is VERY different than Johnson County; totally different atmosphere/"climate." Maybe it's not to you, but it is to me.

RjRobb2 · 03-10-2010, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by luzianne

kcmo - to me, the Northland is VERY different than Johnson County; totally different atmosphere/"climate." Maybe it's not to you, but it is to me.

What about it is so different? Just curious.

lifelongMOgal · 03-10-2010, 01:42 PM

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Hi Fred, Depending on the area the costs do vary greatly across the KC metro area. Do you wish to be in KS or MO? I am a realtor with Reece and Nichols Realtors in KC and a longtime resident. Some of the suburban areas of KC on the MO side I would suggest are the Raymore area on the southside and Lee's Summit. Both have the exact qualities you are looking for with the exact amenities of convienience and school quality. They are both convenient to the plaza. I live in Raymore and my wife commutes to the plaza daily with little issue.

On the Kansas side Overland Park is a nice area with great amenities. It all depends on the cost structures you are comfortable with.

If you have any questions feel free to contact me. I would be happy to help you with home location either purchase or rental.

Regards,

Michael Hastings
Reece and Nichols Realtors
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luzianne · 03-10-2010, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by RjRobb2

What about it is so different? Just curious.

Don't know that it's anything I can explain, it just has an entirely different feel. I like Overland Park a lot; the Northland, not so much. It's just different.

OneKC · 03-10-2010, 01:54 PM

I've heard that people north of the river eat babies and fly on brooms. Not saying its true, just what I've heard.

RjRobb2 · 03-10-2010, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by luzianne

Don't know that it's anything I can explain, it just has an entirely different feel. I like Overland Park a lot; the Northland, not so much. It's just different.

It is almost impossible for it to be that different. We are talking about suburbs of the same city and the tip of JoCo to the tip of the Northland is like 15 miles apart. The people are the same. The main differences are the traffic is worse in JoCo, things cost more in JoCo, and property taxes are significantly higher. Other than that, JoCo and the Northland are your typical midwestern suburbs.

Okey Dokie · 03-10-2010, 02:47 PM

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That area is just Kansas City. When you get up past about 100th St on North Oak, some people will refer to it as Nashua, New Mark, or Staley Farms.

I live between Gladstone and Parkville and when people ask, I say I live in Kansas City or Kansas City North.

I personally do not like Liberty and would never live there. That place is a trap. There is really only three ways to get out of Liberty - 291, 152 or I-35. If you are trying to get in and out of Liberty during rush hour, good luck. You are going to be sitting forever.
I believe the area between 169 Hwy east to Shoal Creek is the best part of the Northland. I do not think I will live in any other area as long as I live in KC.

Thanks RJRobb (and kcmo) for the compliment on my old neighborhood(s) - I lived in Fox Hill and then Willow Park before moving in 2006. I used to refer to it as being in the "New Mark area" since New Mark is the oldest subdivision in that vicinity and most people know where you're talking about. Although nowdays it might be more "upscale" to mention Staley Farms

Here's a question on Liberty - before I moved I recall there was some discussion to build an overpass over I-35 that would go, IIRC, from Church Rd - south of Walmart, probably closer to Gary Crossley Ford, over to whatever's over on the east side. Which would alleviate the traffic on 152. Does anyone know if that's still a plan? When we get our house sold down here in OK we're headed back to KC and Liberty/Shoal Creek etc. is on our list of areas to look at.

RjRobb2 · 03-10-2010, 02:49 PM

Not that I know of. I wish they would do something. I have to go to Liberty afterwork tonight and I am dreading sitting there forever. I work 20 miles from home and will get there faster than I will get to Liberty which is only like 7 miles from my home.

kcmo · 03-10-2010, 02:53 PM

Construction is to start this year. I'm pretty sure it's funded and ready to go.

Flintlock Overpass

http://www.modot.org/kansascity/majo...lternative.pdf

If that's what you are talking about.

Okey Dokie · 03-10-2010, 03:04 PM

Yep, that's what I'm talking about. Thank you.

RjRobb - sounds like all that widening they did on 152 over I-35 a few years ago hasn't helped much. Of course, they've probably built 1,000 new homes just west of there since it got done.