Can you recommend a nieghborhood to in Kansas City to live in?|171652

We are a newly married couple moving to Kansas City. We are looking for somewhere that has restaurants and parks. Somewhere nice anything under $1000/mo. Any help would be appreciated.

South KC is nice~ the Red Bridge area.
Lees Summit Mo is nice
Overland park or Prairie Village Ks is also nice
North KC Mo is a good option also

Please add some additional information - what else do you like to do? Everywhere in the area, save for the rundown parts of the city, has restaurants and parks.

Do you consider yourself an urban loft sort of person? Are you small-town people? Do you like the suburbs? If you_re planning on having children soon, is being in a good school district important to you? What sort of cultural activities are interesting to you, if any? Do you have two cars - Kansas City has little to no public transportation available, so that could restrict you.

Also, where do you work? How far are you willing to commute? Kansas City is a sprawling city.

I live on the Kansas side of the metro, so I_m only familiar with the communities south of the river. Northern Johnson County (and western Olathe) has some older, more established neighborhoods, including some areas that are drying up, but still have a lot of character. Southern Johnson County (south of I-435, including east Olathe) is wealthier and newer. Downtown and Midtown (along Broadway, from 25th to 45th street, roughly) have some great little loft and redevelopment neighborhoods springing up. Taxes are higher in Johnson County than Wyandotte County (northern KC, Kansas side). If you live in Kansas, but work in Missouri, you_ll pay additional income tax, so keep that in mind.

119th _ metcalf to 135th _ Metcalf in Overland Park, KS if you enjoy the suburbs.There are lots of restaurants and apartments in that price range. If you like more of a city vibe I would recommend staying on the Missouri side in KC. Downtown/River market area has some nice lofts and it is quite trendy but there is still a lot of work to be done. Another nice area in KC is the brookside and waldo area. Look in the area around 50th and Main to 75th and Main. Only drawback is there are not many apartments, mostly homes.

Do not do Olathe there are stating to me trashy areas out there now and it is getting super busy with tons of traffic. Same goes to Metcalf. Never live by Metcalf. There is so mush construction that it will last for a long time. I like the answer about Bonner and Piper because right now they are offering 95% tax free for 10 years on houses. Right now we just moved into a new house in Bonner and have that and our monthly payments are $1100 a month. I love it and the area. We are congested with traffic but we also have awesome highway access. Also all the cops and firefighters live in Piper or Bonner. Good luck. Check out Speedwayrealtykc.com for houses.

Check out my answer to the most recent question you asked....I think you would like living downtown or any of the suburbs I named that are very close to downtown (like 15min drive).

Bonner Springs or Piper.

74th and paseo

Try Olathe Kansas, It_s a nice town thats part of the KC Metro area

40th _ Main is a nice spot, as well as 36th _ troost-older areas.