Only took 8 posts for bbq to come up. I’m surprised it didn’t just turn into a big bbq fight. Nicely done (so far).
Brookside, Fairway, and Prairie Village are dramatically overpriced and the people that live in those areas are convinced they live in Zion. I have friends that live in those areas, and they can go ahead and continue to pay huge real estate taxes on their tiny bungalow and one car carriage house garage, and meanwhile it takes 45 minutes to go anywhere in town. The old tree lined streets are nice, but that's about the entire appeal in my opinion.
Housing supply is tight here right now. Very little for sale from 150-450k, and the few that come to market are selling within days, receiving multiple offers. Lee's Summit is a good option on the Missouri side. I live on a .75 wooded lot in the middle of Lenexa, but those properties are unusual in town. Having easy access to the I-35, I-435, and US-69 roads makes it easy to get around pretty quickly.
As far as Q-39 goes, there's a location in Overland Park now, so south O.P. would put you in the Blue Valley school district with pretty quick access to killer BBQ. There is a bit of a premium for housing in that district though.
Some of the old downtown areas are cool like Mission, KS. Lenexa, Olathe downtowns aren't very exciting.
Good BBQ is no small thing for me, especially since it kind of sucks in CBus.
The fights I normally see are regional. So KC BBQ fighting with Memphis BBQ etc. You can always have a debate about which local place is better, but that tends to stay civil.Only took 8 posts for bbq to come up. I’m surprised it didn’t just turn into a big bbq fight. Nicely done (so far).
If you move to any of the suburbs of Kansas City, go get your cargo shorts, white new balances, blue lives matter shirt, and opinions on Kappernick. If you don't want to give up on life in your 30's-40's stay out of LITERALLY all of these suggestions.
This may have been true in the past, but things have changed a lot. Suburbia is now left leaning since the majority are college educated and that demographic shifted left after Trump took office. Witness JoCo voting for Clinton and then easily electing Sharice Davids in 2018. It’s not 80/20 like KC but it’s even to leaning Dem in most areas.
the best ones are the ones nobody talks about. LC's is my favorite, although white people get the fatty cuts. Which I guess we deserve.
If you do go to q39 or Joes or Jack Stack, or Bryants or Gates or any of those, go to the originals. Joes is a perfect example of what happens when these places try to expand. They lose everything that made them great.
+1 for Parkville. Close to the airport, close to downtown and close to North KC which has enough breweries to kill an entire Saturday on a crawl, https://cinderblockbrewery.com/ is my favorite in KC.Someone else mentioned Parkville, Mo. I have a sibling that lives there and likes community.
Being on North side of KC it is closer to airport if you travel much for work. Also a little closer to DSM.
I'm thinking downtown San Francisco.I think Raytown would be a good fit for you.