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A common question is which Kansas City are we talking about? There are two separate and distinct places with the name Kansas City: Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri. They are adjacent to each other. If you are just visiting the difference won't be too obvious. There is one major paper, the Kansas City Star, and most folks refer to the metro area simply as Kansas City.
Major parts of town you will want to know include Johnson County, the Northland and Jackson County East. If you hear a local talk about the "Northland" that means North of the River. "Out South" means generally Johnson County and how far "Out South" in Johnson County depends on how long you have lived in Kansas City or Johnson County.
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My late great-uncle Lars moved to Kansas City in 1975 and 75th Street was "Out South in Johnson County" and College Boulevard was a dirt road where Johnson County Community College is located. Now College Boulevard is a major East West thoroughfare.
Metro Kansas City MO includes Kansas City, MO, Liberty, Independence, Gladstone, Kearney, North Kansas City, Blue Springs, Lee's Summit, Raytown, Belton, Smithville, Excelsior Springs and Grandview
Metro Kansas City KS includes Johnson County, Wyandotte County, Overland Park Kansas, Leawood Kansas, Olathe Kansas, Shawnee Kansas (sometimes referred to as Shawnee Mission Kansas), Lenexa Kansas, Prairie Village Kansas, Mission Hills Kansas, Fairway Kansas, Merriam Kansas, Roeland Park Kansas, Gardner Kansas, Stilwell Kansas, Spring Hill Kansas and DeSoto Kansas
Johnson County Kansas school districts include Blue Valley, Olathe, Shawnee, Kansas City, DeSoto, Kansas City
Kansas City is known for Jazz and Barbeque.
You might be relocating to Kansas City or Johnson County if you work for one of these international employers
- Aquila, Inc.
- AMC Entertainment
- American Century Investments
- Black & Veatch Corporation
- Burns & McDonnell Engineering
- Commerce Bancshares
- Crayola
- DST Systems, Inc.
- Embarq Corporation
- Garmin
- Great Plains Energy
- H&R Block
- Hallmark Cards
- HNTB
- Interstate Bakeries
- Kansas City Southern Industries
- Kansas City Life Insurance
- Russell Stover Candies
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon
- Sprint Nextel
- Wish-Bone
- YRC Worldwide
Local Kansas City Sports teams include
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Kansas City Royals
- Kansas Speedway
- Wizards Soccer
- Kansas City T-Bones
- Explorers Tennis
Area Colleges
- Kansas University in Lawrence and Regents center in Overland Park
- University of Missouri - Kansas City
- University of Kansas Medical Center
- Avila University
- Baker University
- Devry University
- Johnson County Community College
- Kansas City Art Institute
- Park University
- Rockhurst
- William Jewell College
The trend is picking up as far as sales volume. Credit is getting slighly easier to obtain although it will not return, at least anytime soon, to the easy credit access of 2003-2005. Those days are long gone.
In General, interest rates are at or near generational lows, assuming you have good credit. Now is a great time to buy, while activity is starting up and there is time to get your low low low interest rate locked in.
