Possum Creek

Possum Creek is a new-construction neighborhood in De Soto, Kansas, in Johnson County’s growing K-10 corridor. Here’s what the community offers, who builds here, the schools that serve it, and what it actually costs to carry a home beyond the mortgage.

Why buyers look here

Possum Creek is a newer single-family community in De Soto, Kansas (66018), in Johnson County on the K-10 corridor. All 23 De Soto MLS sales here have closed since 2020, and recorded year-builts run 2019 to 2022. A distinguishing feature is its consistency — the MLS Builder field records Cottage Creek Homes on essentially every new-construction sale here (22 of 23) — so the streetscape and floor plans are more uniform than in a multi-builder subdivision. Homes are served by De Soto USD 232.

• Newer construction — MLS year-builts run 2019–2022, among the newest in De Soto’s established (non-actively-building) inventory.
• A single-builder community — the MLS records Cottage Creek Homes on 22 of 23 sales, which typically means consistent construction and a cohesive streetscape. (This is the recorded build history, not a claim the builder is currently selling here — the neighborhood reads as built out.)
• No HOA, no special assessments — 0 of 23 sales reported HOA dues and 0 of 23 carried a special assessment. See the carry-cost section.
• Finished lower levels are common — median total finished space is ~2,039 sq ft against a median above-grade footprint of ~1,159 sq ft, so many homes add a finished basement; homes on record are consistently 3-bedroom above grade.
• Commuter-close on the K-10 corridor (four De Soto exits — Evening Star, Edgerton, Lexington, Kill Creek), minutes from the Panasonic EV-battery plant and the Johnson County job centers.

Homes, builders & pricing

• Single-family, built 2019–2022 (MLS year-builts, n=21) — newer construction, now built out.
• Home sizes (verified sold): a tight, consistent range of roughly 1,835–2,193 finished sq ft (median ~2,039; median above-grade ~1,159 — the gap reflects finished basements), recorded as 3-bedroom above grade across the board.
• Lot sizes: median ~7,800 sq ft (~0.18 acre) — standard suburban homesites in a tight range (~7,400–10,500 sq ft), consistent with the single-builder, single-era build.
• Builders who have built here: the MLS Builder field records Cottage Creek Homes on 22 of the 23 sales (2019–2022) — effectively a single-builder community. We can confirm current new-construction availability (if any) rather than assume it.
• Price signal: median $346,300 (23 sales, 2020–2026; range $300K–$440K); recent median $413,000 (5 sales, 2023–2026 — small sample, directional only). Ask us for current actives and comps.

Homeowners association (factual)

No sale reviewed in Possum Creek reported HOA dues (0 of 23). On the records available, this is a neighborhood without a homeowners association fee. Because HOA status and covenants can vary by parcel or change over time, we can confirm the current status and any documents for a specific home before you write an offer — we don’t assume it.

Setting & amenities

• Newer detached-home streetscape in De Soto; everyday services in downtown De Soto and along K-10; regional shopping in Olathe, Shawnee and Lenexa.
• No published neighborhood pool/clubhouse amenity on record (no HOA reported).
• De Soto was platted in 1857 and incorporated in 1897, on the Kansas River in Johnson (and Leavenworth) County. It now sits at the center of major regional growth — the roughly $4B Panasonic EV-battery plant and the Astra Enterprise Park redevelopment of the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant.

Schools (De Soto USD 232)

Served by De Soto USD 232. Address-level assignments on sales here have been Starside Elementary School (the assignment on record for every sale here; De Soto’s elementary boundaries split between Starside and Mize), Lexington Trails Middle School and De Soto High School. Boundaries change; confirm the exact assignment for a specific address with the district before relying on it.

What it actually costs to own here

Figures are MLS medians for 2020–2026 (sales n=23; tax n=22), not a tax quote. The recent-median sample is small (n=5) and directional. No HOA (0 of 23) and no special assessment (0 of 23) appear on record. Kansas reassesses annually and the actual bill follows the county appraiser’s valuation.

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