On my way to KC... a little help?
Brad Crotchett
brad at ispn.net
Thu Jan 16 16:21:36 CST 2003
I am in the same boat. I work in Lenexa and live in Independence. I
don't live there by choice (who would) but because it is inexpensive,
low taxes, and plenty of cheap fixer-upper houses. I have commuted
40-45 minutes each way for 3 years now, and while I hate the drive, I
don't think I would want to live in JoCo because of the homogenous
nature of it. I grew up in Lee's Summit and would highly recommend
living there if you don't mind the commute. The schools are among the
best on the Missouri side, and it is a lot different than most suburban
sprawl. It still has a downtown with attractions!
BTW, Brad, why do you go in to work I-70 and come home through the
triangle? What part of Ind are you in? I go in and back Truman to
downtown to I-35.
Good Luck!
Brad
Bradley Liggett wrote:
> I work in Lenexa, though I live in Independence, MO. I drive 25 miles
> to work every morning through downtown and drive another 25 miles home
> through the Grandview Triangle (mentioned previously) every evening.
> If I had the ability to pay more for the same type of house I would
> like to live in Lenexa. Many houses in Lenexa that were comparable to
> mine were upwards of $40K more than what I paid in Independence. My
> company also offers phone & cable service in that area so I wouldn't
> mind living in Lenexa and taking advantage of the employee discount.
> It does seem to be a nice community.
>
> I wouldn't recommend living in Independence (or as we locals like to
> say, "Meth"dependence). Blue Springs and Lee's Summit are great
> communities on the Missouri side if you don't mind the commute.
>
> Good luck to you!
> Brad
>
>
>
> > Looks like I'm on my way to KC come Summer. (Accepted the Job.)
> >
> > The only problem is . . . I don't know anything about the place. Here
> > in Salt Lake City, I know about the "sides" of the city. The west
> > sideisn't that great to live in...but it's cheaper. The east side is
> > nothing with Yuppies with 3 PHD's each.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me about the "zones" around KC? I'll be working in
> > Lenexa, so I'd want to be _sortof_ close to that.
> >
> > I'm gathering that Overland Park / Lenexa is pretty Ritzy!?! Will
> > I get
> > more bang for my buck planting my family (wife and son) somewhere else
> > close by? I must be close enough to attend meetings, right??
> >
> > Since I'm a total KC n00b, I'd love ANY comments or feedback (or
> > warnings).
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Matt
> >
> > --
> > Matt Graham <linux at bizniche.com>
> >
>
>
>
>
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Brad Crotchett <brad at ispn.net>
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