Mission Hills is a very small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 3,547 people and just one neighborhood, Mission Hills is the 82nd largest community in Kansas.
Mission Hills home prices are not only among the most expensive in Kansas, but Mission Hills real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Mission Hills is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 99.56% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Mission Hills is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mission Hills who work in management occupations (29.79%), healthcare (16.86%), and sales jobs (12.05%).
A relatively large number of people in Mission Hills telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.68% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In addition, Mission Hills is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.
Because of many things, Mission Hills is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Mission Hills really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Mission Hills perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.19 minutes getting to work every day.
Mission Hills is a very car-oriented city. 97.61% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Mission Hills is a small city , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Mission Hills has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Mission Hills is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
If knowledge is power, Mission Hills is a pretty powerful place. 89.35% of the adults in Mission Hills have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Mission Hills in 2018 was $146,052, which is wealthy relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $584,208 for a family of four.
The people who call Mission Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mission Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Mission Hills include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Mission Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.
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Raw data sources: National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.
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Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to KS* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Belinder Elem School
7230 Belinder Rd Shawnee Mission, KS 66208 |
PK-06 | ||
Highlands Elem School
6200 Roe Shawnee Mission, KS 66205 |
PK-06 | ||
Indian Hills Middle School
6400 Mission Rd Shawnee Mission, KS 66208 |
07-08 | ||
Prairie Elem School
6642 Mission Road Shawnee Mission, KS 66208 |
PK-06 | ||
Shawnee Mission East High School
7500 Mission Rd Shawnee Mission, KS 66208 |
07-12 | ||
Westwood View Elem School
2511 W 50th St Shawnee Mission, KS 66205 |
PK-06 | ||
* 10 is highest |
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Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 34.9% | 46.2% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 26.9% | 36.5% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 8.1% | 9.7% |
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