Roeland Park, KS · Johnson County
Roeland Park
Built around 1942 · typically 1,140 sq ft above grade · 61 sales in twelve months
Built on an Irish immigrant's farm, platted in 1937, incorporated in 1951.
The market here, last twelve months
Half of the homes that sold went under contract within 2 days. The median sale closed at 101.3% of asking - above list. 69% closed at or above the original list price, which is the better measure of how much room a buyer actually has.
Aggregated from Heartland MLS closed sales, twelve months to July 2026. Individual sale prices are not shown - Kansas and Missouri are non-disclosure states and MLS rules do not permit their public display. Ask for the full report.
The story of Roeland Parkfrom 1937
Developer Charles Vawter bought 280 acres north of the Roe family home in 1937, intending some 1,200 houses on it. The first plat, called Roeland Park, was filed on 7 September 1937. source
The name honors John Roe, an immigrant from Ireland who settled 267 acres here in 1883. The Roe house, built in 1890, was known locally as the Cedars of Merriam. source
Vawter and his Roeland Park Homes Association led the incorporation, which took effect on 2 July 1951 with a population of roughly 1,875. source
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What the houses are likemedian built 1942
The median home sold here was built in 1942. Most of what sells was built between 1940 and 1951. 33% of sales included finished basement space beyond the above-grade footprint - which matters here, because square footage quoted above grade can understate a house considerably.
By property type: Single Family (61).
Addresses here fall in ZIP 66202, 66205.
Compared with Roeland Park as a wholehow this neighborhood differs
| Roeland Park | Roeland Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $325,000 | $335,000 |
| Median $/sq ft | $296 | $295 |
| Median days on market | 2 | 3 |
| Median year built | 1942 | 1948 |
| Finished basement | 33% | 40% |
Both columns are medians over the same twelve months, so they are directly comparable.
What this means if you are buying in Roeland Parkspecific to this neighborhood
This is one of the closest-in Johnson County addresses, and the housing stock reflects a 1930s-1950s build-out rather than the 1960s ranch belt further south. Expect smaller original footprints than comparable Johnson County square footage suggests, and treat any large listed square footage as a question about additions and finished lower levels rather than original construction.
What to check in homes of this agepost-war stock
With a median year built of 1942, most homes here are post-war stock. None of the following says anything about a specific house - they are the questions worth asking of any home of this age.
- Footprints are smaller than modern equivalents and closets are noticeably so. Square footage comparisons against newer stock tend to flatter the newer house.
- Garages are often one-car, detached, or absent, and electrical panels may have been upgraded once but not twice.
- The pre-1978 lead-paint disclosure and ten-day inspection window applies (40 CFR 745.110).
A note on older deed languagevoid and unenforceable
Deeds written in this era sometimes carry restrictive covenant language relating to race, religion or national origin. Where it appears, it is void and unenforceable in both states, and has been for decades: Missouri directs that such a recital be “ignored, as if the same never existed” source, and Kansas, where such covenants were already unlawful, added a release procedure effective 1 July 2024 source. An owner in either state may record a certificate of release, which does not alter the original document but restates that the covenant cannot be enforced. It is a paperwork question rather than a live restriction - but it is worth recognizing if it surfaces in your title work. What this language is, and how to release it.
What sold, in more detailsizes, bedroom mix and timing
Of the 61 homes sold, 26 were 2-bed, 28 were 3-bed, 5 were 4-bed, 2 were 5-bed.
Above-grade size ranged from about 836 to 1,759 sq ft across the middle 80% of sales, so the median alone understates how much variation there is.
Closings cluster in July, June and August, with 66% of the year's sales closing between April and September. Because closing typically follows the contract by a month or more, listing activity runs earlier than that.
Thinking about Roeland Park?
These numbers describe what has sold. What they cannot tell you is which street, which floor plan, or what your own house would fetch here. Ask me about Roeland Park, or see the wider Roeland Park market.