Rik Mar Estates — De Soto, KS
Rik Mar Estates is an established acreage neighborhood on the edge of De Soto — multi-acre lots and larger ranch and split-level homes built in the 1970s, with an effective property-tax rate below the De Soto median and no HOA dues.
Rik Mar Estates is a low-density acreage neighborhood in De Soto (66018), Johnson County, within the De Soto USD 232 school district. The recorded homes sit on multi-acre lots — roughly one-and-three-quarters to three-plus acres — and were built in the 1970s. Across the last decade, nine single-family sales are on record in Heartland MLS (September 2016–August 2026); it is a small, established neighborhood, so the figures below are directional.
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Why buyers look here
Acreage close to town. Rik Mar Estates offers multi-acre lots and larger single-level and split-level homes minutes from De Soto, with a recorded effective tax rate below the De Soto median and no homeowners association dues on any recorded sale.
Homes, builders & pricing
Homes are ranch, split-level and 1.5-story designs of roughly 1,800 to 3,700 finished square feet, most with three to five bedrooms, built between 1974 and 1979. Across the last decade nine sales are on record (Heartland MLS, September 2016–August 2026), median $455,000; the three sales since 2023 have a median near $566,000 — a small sample, so treat it as directional. Two additional records in the same period were vacant-land sales rather than homes.
The MLS carries no builder names for Rik Mar Estates because the neighborhood predates the window in which new-construction sales record the builder. The original builders can be confirmed from Johnson County plat and permit records on request.
HOA
No homeowners association dues appear on any recorded Rik Mar Estates sale.
Setting & location
Rik Mar Estates is addressed in De Soto (66018), Johnson County. A De Soto property-tax bill is made up of De Soto USD 232, Johnson County, the City of De Soto, the Northwest Consolidated Fire District, and the State of Kansas.
Schools
Rik Mar Estates sales are recorded in De Soto USD 232, with the elementary assignment recorded as Mize Elementary on the majority of sales, along with Lexington Trails Middle School and De Soto High School. De Soto’s elementary attendance splits between Starside and Mize depending on address; school attendance boundaries change, so confirm the current assignment with the district before relying on it.
What it actually costs to own here
Beyond principal and interest, the recurring cost of owning in Rik Mar Estates is essentially property tax alone. Recorded sales carry a median annual property tax near $4,325 — an effective rate of about 1.13%, below the De Soto citywide average — with no HOA dues and no special assessments on any recorded sale, even though the lots here are considerably larger than a standard subdivision.
Estimates only, not a tax quote. Figures are the median of recorded Heartland MLS sales in Rik Mar Estates, September 2016–August 2026 (n=9 — a small sample, directional). Property tax is the median tax on those sales; there is no HOA and no special assessment on any recorded sale. Kansas reassesses property annually, and the actual bill follows the county appraiser’s valuation. The De Soto median shown is the citywide median across recorded residential sales in the same period.
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Frequently asked about Rik Mar Estates
What kind of neighborhood is Rik Mar Estates?
Rik Mar Estates is an established acreage neighborhood in De Soto, built in the 1970s (county year-built 1974–1979 in MLS records), with larger ranch and split-level homes on multi-acre lots.
Does Rik Mar Estates have an HOA?
No homeowners association dues appear on any recorded sale in the neighborhood.
What does it cost to own a home in Rik Mar Estates?
Recorded sales carry a median annual property tax near $4,325, an effective rate of about 1.13% — below the De Soto citywide average — with no HOA or special assessments (Heartland MLS, September 2016–August 2026, n=9; a small sample, so directional).
What schools serve Rik Mar Estates?
Homes are in De Soto USD 232, with sales recorded at Mize Elementary, Lexington Trails Middle, and De Soto High. Attendance boundaries change, so verify the current assignment with the district.