Spring Creek — De Soto, KS

Spring Creek is a low-density acreage neighborhood in De Soto (66018), Johnson County, in the De Soto USD 232 school district. Homes sit on lots of roughly one to three-plus acres — among the larger residential lots in the city. Recorded sales span homes built from 1994 into the late 2000s; the neighborhood is built out and is not adding phases.

Why buyers look here

Acreage lots close to town — larger homes and more land than a standard subdivision — with the cost of ownership carried in property tax alone, no HOA dues and no special-assessment charges.

Homes, builders & pricing

Homes are ranch, 1.5-story and two-story designs of roughly 1,900–3,700 finished square feet, three to five bedrooms, built between 1994 and 2009, on approximately one- to three-acre lots. Over the last decade, six sales are on record (Heartland MLS, Sept 2016–Aug 2026), median $429,500; the three sales since 2022 have a median near $601,000 — a very small sample, so treat it as directional, not a market rate.

The MLS carries one builder record for Spring Creek (Don Parr); most of the neighborhood predates the window in which new-construction records capture the builder. Original builders can be confirmed from Johnson County plat and permit records on request.

HOA

No homeowners association dues appear on any recorded Spring Creek sale.

Setting & location

Spring Creek 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

Spring Creek sales are recorded in De Soto USD 232, assigned to Mize Elementary, Lexington Trails Middle School, and De Soto High School. One older record lists a different elementary; Mize is the assignment on the more recent sales. School attendance boundaries change; confirm 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 Spring Creek is property tax. Because these are acreage lots with larger homes, the median annual property tax (~$6,117) and effective rate (~1.38%) run above the De Soto average — but that premium is entirely in the tax line. There is no HOA and no special assessment on any recorded sale.

Estimates only, not a tax quote. Figures are the median of recorded Heartland MLS sales in Spring Creek, Sept 2016–Aug 2026 (n=6); small sample, directional. Your actual tax depends on assessed value, the current mill levy and exemptions.

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