Best Cities for Young Professionals in Kansas

High incomes, educated peers, transit access and an under-35 demographic.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Income · 20% Educated Peers · 15% Young Demographic · 15% Jobs · 15% Transit · 10% Safety · 10% Broadband · 15%

Top 12 Young Professionals Cities in Kansas

Ranked by composite score across 7 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 75.9
Mission Hills, KS
3,556 residents
Income $250,001
Educated Peers 87.1%
Young Demographic 50 yrs
#2
Score 70.8
Fairway, KS
4,177 residents
Income $159,821
Educated Peers 83.2%
Young Demographic 38 yrs
#3
Score 67.7
Leawood, KS
33,844 residents
Income $184,976
Educated Peers 75.1%
Young Demographic 48 yrs
#4
Score 63.6
Westwood, KS
1,851 residents
Income $102,500
Educated Peers 73.9%
Young Demographic 37 yrs
#5
Score 61
Prairie Village, KS
22,937 residents
Income $107,664
Educated Peers 73.4%
Young Demographic 41 yrs
#6
Score 60.1
Andover, KS
15,508 residents
Income $106,676
Educated Peers 52.1%
Young Demographic 36 yrs
#7
Score 59.2
Overland Park, KS
197,199 residents
Income $103,838
Educated Peers 62.9%
Young Demographic 39 yrs
#8
Score 59.1
Lenexa, KS
57,986 residents
Income $102,344
Educated Peers 56.8%
Young Demographic 38 yrs
#9
Score 58.5
Olathe, KS
143,720 residents
Income $112,232
Educated Peers 49.4%
Young Demographic 37 yrs
#10
Score 58
Bel Aire, KS
8,654 residents
Income $93,182
Educated Peers 47.8%
Young Demographic 36 yrs
#11
Score 57.5
Kechi, KS
2,935 residents
Income $102,794
Educated Peers 55.2%
Young Demographic 39 yrs
#12
Score 57.4
Lawrence, KS
95,459 residents
Income $62,838
Educated Peers 55.1%
Young Demographic 29 yrs

Full Ranking, Kansas

Top 50 cities. Click any city to see its full profile.

1 Mission Hills KS 75.9
2 Fairway KS 70.8
3 Leawood KS 67.7
4 Westwood KS 63.6
5 Prairie Village KS 61
6 Andover KS 60.1
7 Overland Park KS 59.2
8 Lenexa KS 59.1
9 Olathe KS 58.5
10 Bel Aire KS 58
11 Kechi KS 57.5
12 Lawrence KS 57.4
13 Roeland Park KS 57.4
14 Shawnee KS 57.2
15 Rose Hill KS 56.4
16 Spring Hill KS 56
17 Goddard KS 55.6
18 Gardner KS 55
19 Holcomb KS 54.5
20 Wamego KS 54.1
21 Lindsborg KS 53.7
22 Mission KS 53.7
23 Hays KS 53.1
24 Eudora KS 52.9
25 Oskaloosa KS 52.4
26 Lansing KS 52.2
27 Sterling KS 52.1
28 Colby KS 52.1
29 Lyndon KS 51.6
30 Grandview Plaza KS 51.4
31 McPherson KS 51.1
32 Buhler KS 51
33 Carbondale KS 51
34 Cheney KS 50.7
35 Halstead KS 50.6
36 Ulysses KS 50.6
37 St. John KS 50.5
38 Atwood KS 50.5
39 Clearwater KS 49.5
40 Louisburg KS 49.2
41 Overbrook KS 49.2
42 Sabetha KS 49.1
43 Basehor KS 48.5
44 Merriam KS 48.5
45 Tonganoxie KS 48.3
46 Beloit KS 48.1
47 Bonner Springs KS 47.9
48 Haysville KS 47.8
49 Pittsburg KS 47.8
50 Emporia KS 47.4

Mission Hills, KS tops the list with a composite score of 75.9 out of 100, followed by Fairway and Leawood. KS dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for young professionals.

Rankings combine 7 independent metrics: Income, Educated Peers, Young Demographic, Jobs, Transit, Safety, Broadband. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to young professionals, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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