Johnson County, Kansas: The American Dream?

[cp1969]

An earlier post mentioned Kansas' 'democrat governor and one Senator'. Who's the Senator? Last I checked, both Brownback and Roberts were Republicans unless one of them pulled a Spector.

[Jayhawker434]

Originally Posted by razzy

Johnson county went for Obama 45% in the 2008 election. If I remember correctly, this was in the top 5 counties in all of Kansas. So yes, there are plenty of left-leaning folks living there. And I saw a map with the voting results by precinct some time ago. I cant find it now, but it confirms what you said - the older areas of JoCo like Prairie Village, Leawood north of 435, Mission, northern Overland Park, eastern Shawnee, etc were "blue" areas, whereas Olathe and southern OP (south of 435) are "red" areas.

The place to live IMO in JoCo is north of 435, as close to the Plaza as possible. I wouldnt live in Olathe or south of 435 in OP. I like Prairie Village and northern Leawood the best as far as places to live in JoCo. Older, well-kept housing with mature trees, close to the Plaza and downtown and all that KCMO has to offer, but still good schools and it just doesnt have the same plastic, cookie cutter feel that the newer parts of JoCo has. And while I'm sure some exists, it seems that the religious wingnuttery would be at a mimimum in that area as compared to Olathe. And for the most part, it is cheaper to live in that area. And while I dont live there and dont have any particular experiences to say one way or the other, I'm guessing that I'd like the people better in that part of the county.

Agreed, I think JoCo is a fantastic place to live if you are north of 103rd stree and east of Antioch/Metcalf. Fairway, Mission, Westwood Hills, Prairie Village (my fav.), Leawood and North OP are great places to live. I've lived in St. Louis, Houston, Phoenix, and KC and KC was my 2nd favorite after Phx.

I have friends that live in Olathe and way South OP bc of the cheap large houses. I find those neighborhoods revolting.

Imo, Brookside (MO) and Prairie Village or Fairway (KS) are the top places to live for a middle to upper middle class family.

[tflowers]

Some of the houses I have been to in Mission are less that 1,000 square feet, which is small by most people's standards. What is considered large is really relative. It's in comparison to other houses in the area. I consider my 1320 sqft house to be mid-size. I would say large in this area would be over 1,500 sqft. A lot depends on the area and the floorplan of the house. Also, a house can feel spacious if there is not a lot of furniture in it. My house felt a lot more spacious until I started moving furniture in.