Lenexa, Kansas

Lenexa is in Johnson County, Kansas. It borders Shawnee, Overland Park and Olathe.

Homes in Lenexa are mainly in 66215, 66219, 66220 and 66227. City Hall is in 66219.

The U.S. Census Bureau estimated Lenexa’s population at 60,506 as of July 1, 2025. That is up from 57,434 in the 2020 Census.

The median single-family sale price was $510,000 for homes sold from January 2024 through October 2026 (1,636 sales), about $195 per finished square foot. About 65% of sales were in HOA neighborhoods, with typical dues near $700 a year. Compare subdivisions.

Homes that sold from 2024 to 2026 paid a median of $5,834 a year in property tax, an effective rate of about 1.19% of the sale price. The city levy is 25.984 mills for 2026, and total levies run about 110.6 mills in Shawnee Mission and about 121.7 in Olathe and De Soto. See 10 years of tax bills.

Three districts serve Lenexa: Shawnee Mission USD 512 (mostly east and central), De Soto USD 232 (mostly northwest and west) and Olathe USD 233 (mostly south near K-10). Check any address with the Johnson County School Locator. Shawnee Mission · Olathe · De Soto.

No. Lenexa is its own city in Johnson County, Kansas, inside the Kansas City metro. City Hall is about 14 miles straight-line from downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and about 6 miles from Overland Park.

The base rate is 9.35%: 6.5% state, 1.475% Johnson County and 1.375% city. Community Improvement Districts add 1% to 2% at some shopping areas. Groceries are taxed at 2.85% (local tax only; Kansas dropped its state sales tax on food on Jan. 1, 2025). Rates can differ by address. Look up any address with the Kansas Department of Revenue rate locator. Source: Kansas Department of Revenue, October 2026.

The city doesn’t collect trash. Each household or HOA hires one of nine city-permitted haulers, such as Republic, WM, Constable or KC Disposal. Every hauler must include weekly trash, unlimited recycling, yard waste and one bulky pickup a year.

Only in AG, RE and RP-E zoning districts, and most Lenexa subdivisions aren’t zoned for poultry. Call Animal Control at 913-477-7385 for the rules on a specific lot. HOA covenants can be stricter. Check HOA and city rules.

Yes. Fences need a permit (6 feet max in residential areas), sheds need one over 120 square feet, and pools need one except small prefab above-ground pools. Apply through the city’s Accela permit portal or call 913-477-7725. Check HOA and city rules.

Lenexa is known for the Spinach Festival, the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle (the Kansas State Championship since 1984) and Lenexa City Center with its Public Market. It’s also where Garmin got its start.

The City of Lenexa does not provide trash collection. Residents or their HOA contract with one of the city’s permitted haulers (such as Republic Services, Waste Management, KC Disposal, GFL and others), and each hauler sets its own price. Haulers must pick up trash at least weekly and recycling at least every other week, with unlimited recycling volume, and yard waste in compostable bags is included in basic service. Glass goes to Ripple Glass drop-off bins.

Down. The 2027 budget, approved Sept. 1, 2026, sets the city mill levy at 25.984 mills, a 0.250-mill cut and the city’s ninth straight rate reduction. The 2025 rate was 26.97 mills. Your total tax bill also includes county, school district and other levies.

City Center is Lenexa’s roughly 200-acre downtown at 87th Street Parkway and Renner Boulevard along I-435. Its civic campus, opened in 2017, holds City Hall, the Lenexa Public Market food hall and the Lenexa Rec Center, and the area also has the Lenexa City Center Library (2019), a seasonal farmers market, shops, restaurants, offices, hotels and housing.

Street parking is allowed, but a vehicle on a public street must be moved every 48 hours. Parking on grass, yards or sidewalks isn’t allowed unless the City authorizes it, and inoperable vehicles must be kept inside a garage or other enclosed building.

Yes. No permit is needed. A portable storage container can stay on your driveway for up to 30 days per calendar year, up to 160 sq. ft. (20 feet long and 8 feet high), and it can’t sit on the street or block the sidewalk.

Lenexa has eight councilmembers elected from four wards, two per ward. They serve staggered four-year terms in nonpartisan elections. The mayor is elected citywide to a four-year term. In November 2026 the council holds regular meetings at 7 p.m. on Nov. 3 and Nov. 17, with Committee of the Whole sessions on Nov. 10 and Nov. 24, at City Hall, 17101 W. 87th St. Pkwy.

Yes. Lenexa’s Exterior Grant Program reimburses 50% of eligible exterior work, up to $5,000, when the homeowner invests at least $2,500. For 2026, homes had to be built in or before 1977 and appraised by the county at $366,000 or less. Eligible work includes siding, roofs, windows, driveways, replacement fences and solar panels. Applications are accepted in person or by mail, and you must prequalify before starting work. The 2026 window has closed, and the city says the next one opens in early 2027.

Yes. Starting with the Oct. 20, 2026 meeting, regular City Council meetings are livestreamed and recorded, and recordings stay on Lenexa.com for two years. Committee of the Whole meetings are not livestreamed. The council meets the first and third Tuesday of each month, usually at 7 p.m., at City Hall, 17101 W. 87th St. Pkwy.

The City Council generally meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the first-floor Community Forum at Lenexa City Hall, 17101 W. 87th St. Pkwy. Agendas are posted the Friday before each meeting, and Planning Commission agendas are usually posted the Thursday before. You can also sign up on lenexa.com to get agendas and minutes by email.

Yes, it is moving forward. A Hy-Vee grocery store with commercial outlots (Hy-Vee & The Shops at Freedom Fields) is proposed at 22939 W. 83rd St., near K-7 Highway. On Nov. 2, 2026, the Lenexa Planning Commission recommended approval of its revised preliminary plan, and it now goes to the City Council for a final vote. Lenexa’s existing Hy-Vee is at Westchester Square in eastern Lenexa.

Yes. Lenexa’s Complete Streets program has a total budget of $4.57 million, with about $2.03 million coming from federal grants. Phase III would add sidewalk links on Lackman Road, Pflumm Road and Monrovia Street and upgrade ADA ramps and crossing signals at four intersections. Easement acquisition was on the Nov. 3, 2026 council agenda.

Lenexa maintains about 820 lane miles of roadway. Crews clear high-traffic arterial streets first, then collector and residential streets, with a goal of treating or plowing every street within 48 hours after a storm ends. Residents are asked to move vehicles off the street and not to push driveway snow into the roadway.

Yes. Lenexa requires a permit for re-roofing and for water heater replacement. Cosmetic work like siding, painting and carpeting does not need a permit. Questions go to Licensing & Permitting at 913.477.7725 or permits@lenexa.com.

Yes, for a new deck, an expansion, or major repairs that change the framing. The City recommends a framing inspection and a final inspection, and covered decks need a pier inspection before any concrete is poured.

The recommended 2027-2031 Capital Improvement Program presented to the Committee of the Whole on Oct. 27, 2026 totals $302.7 million across 60 funded projects. It covers projects costing at least $300,000 with a useful life of at least five years.

Yes, a proposal is under review. The Ascent Apartments plan calls for 216 multifamily units at the northeast corner of Prairie Star Parkway and Ridgeview Road, with a request to rezone part of the site from AG and NP-O to RP-4 (case RZ26-07) and a concept plan (PL26-06CP). The Lenexa Planning Commission continued both items, including their public hearings, from Nov. 2 to its Nov. 30, 2026 meeting. The City Council makes the final decision on rezonings.

Yes. Lenexa is building Fire Station 6. On Oct. 20, 2026, the City Council approved a $22,558,283 guaranteed maximum price package with Newkirk Novak Construction Partners covering site demolition, earthwork, utilities, structure, mechanical, electrical and landscaping work.

Yes. Lenexa requires a building permit for basement finishes, along with additions, decks, fences, retaining walls, re-roofing, furnace, air conditioner and water heater replacement, and electrical, mechanical or plumbing alterations. Cosmetic work, lawn sprinklers and landscaping do not need a permit. Questions go to Licensing & Permitting at permits@lenexa.com or 913.477.7725.

The Planning Commission meets on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. in the first-floor Community Forum at Lenexa City Hall, 17101 W. 87th St. Pkwy. (recent meetings were Oct. 5 and Nov. 2, 2026, with the next set for Nov. 30). Agendas and packets are posted on the city’s Meeting Agendas, Minutes & Videos page, and the commission makes recommendations that go to the City Council for final votes on rezonings and plans.

A lot. Through September 2026, Lenexa issued permits for more than $370 million in construction, up 15% from the same point in 2025. That includes more than $197 million commercial and more than $172 million residential. Through August, Lenexa accounted for 19.4% of Johnson County’s construction value, the third-highest share among county cities.

As of Sept. 30, 2026, Lenexa’s General Fund reserve was 38% of budgeted revenues, above the city’s policy minimum of 30%. Major city revenues through the third quarter totaled $99.7 million, up 3% from a year earlier, led by a 6% rise in city sales tax.

Yes. Lenexa’s residential permit guide requires at least one code-compliant egress door or window in every basement and bedroom, with at least 5.7 square feet of clear opening, 24 inches of clear height, 20 inches of clear width and a sill no higher than 44 inches above the floor.

Not as a separate rental-style unit under current code. Lenexa’s Unified Development Code lists accessory apartments as reserved for future adoption (Section 4-1-B-24-B), so there are no adopted rules permitting them yet. Contact Lenexa Community Development at 913.477.7725 before buying a home with plans for one.

Yes. Solar energy systems are a permitted accessory use on residential lots under Lenexa UDC 4-1-B-24, with placement standards in subsection F-12. Ground-mounted systems must stay in the side or rear yard, no closer to the street than the front of the house. Ask Lenexa Community Development (913.477.7725) about permits before installing, and check HOA covenants too, since many subdivisions have their own design review.

Yes. Lenexa’s 95th Street Improvements project (Renner Boulevard to Lackman Road) adds a new signal at 95th and Lackman, realigns the intersection, and adds turn lanes, lighting, a mill and overlay, and sidewalk and trail work. The budget is about $3.93 million, including $2.4 million in federal CMAQ funding. On Nov. 3, 2026, the City Council approved Ordinance 6073 authorizing condemnation for the remaining right-of-way. The city’s capital plan lists the project for 2025-2027.

Lenexa takes pumpkins Nov. 1-30, 2026, at a marked dumpster in the Little Mill Creek Park lot at 79th Street and Cottonwood Street. From Dec. 26, 2026, through Jan. 11, 2027, you can drop off natural trees, wreaths and garland at the same lot from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Take off all lights, ornaments, tinsel and stands first.

The average appraised home value in Lenexa is $518,673, up 6.1%, according to the city’s quarterly financial report for the period ending Sept. 30, 2026.

Yes, with limits. Under City Code Chapter 3-10, commercial solicitors may knock only from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., must use the main entrance, must leave when asked and may not approach homes with a “No Solicitors” sign. Free stickers are available at City Hall, and violations can be reported to police at 913.477.7301.

Yes, on select residential streets such as cul-de-sacs or non-through streets, with an approved Block Party Permit from the city. The street can be closed from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. using city barricades, and you must call Lenexa Police at 913.477.7301 the morning of the event.

Lenexa code doesn’t allow sump pump discharge within 4 feet of the property line, which along a street is usually about 15 feet behind the curb. The city recommends discharging at least 5 feet from the foundation onto ground that slopes away from the house. Connecting to a city storm pipe needs city permission and a Right-of-Way Permit.

Yes. Lenexa has had a stormwater utility fee since 2000, and it shows up as a special assessment on your Johnson County property tax bill. New construction also pays a one-time Storm Systems Development charge based on impervious surface such as roofs and driveways, measured in Equivalent Dwelling Units of 2,750 square feet. The fees help fund the city’s Rain to Recreation stormwater program.

Yes. The City Council will hold a public hearing on the recommended 2027-2031 Capital Improvement Program at 7 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2026, at Lenexa City Hall, 17101 W. 87th Street Parkway. Council members are expected to consider approving the plan on Dec. 15. The full recommended plan is posted on lenexa.com.

The city says Planning Commission agendas are usually posted the Thursday before each meeting on the city’s Agendas & Minutes page at lenexa.com. Minutes go up after the commission approves them at its next meeting. You can also sign up for email alerts when new agendas and minutes are posted.

Lenexa’s development code treats lawn mowers, garden and power tools, snow blowers and construction work as violations in residential areas if they can be plainly heard across a property line between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. Daytime work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. is allowed (Lenexa UDC Sec. 4-1-C-4(E)).

Yes. Lenexa’s code requires 2 deciduous trees on each new single-family or duplex lot, in addition to street trees. At least one must be a shade tree and at least one must be in the front yard, and existing trees that meet code size, type and location standards can count (Lenexa Code 4-1-D-2-K).

Yes. On Nov. 2, 2026, the Lenexa Planning Commission approved the final plat for Stoneridge North, 6th Plat, which creates 66 single-family lots at the northeast corner of 79th Street and Gabriel Street.