Jackson County · MO
Blue Springs, MO
Founded 1827 · 16.9 miles from downtown Kansas City · population 59,965
The market, last twelve months
Half of the homes that sold went under contract within 12 days. The median sale closed at 100.0% of asking - at list. 56% 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 if you need them.
How it came to befounded 1827 · where the name comes from · 5 dated events
Settled in 1827 by pioneers traveling west, who stopped at a spring feeding the Little Blue River. Franklin Smith arrived from Virginia in 1838 and became a leading figure in the settlement, establishing the first post office in 1845 and naming it after the springs. source
The name. From the cool, clean water of a spring of the Little Blue River, which made the site a natural stopover for westbound travelers - hence Blue Springs. source
The Jackson County Court granted incorporation on September 7, 1880, making Blue Springs the fourth settlement incorporated in the county. source
- 1827Pioneers settled at the spring on the Little Blue River. source
- 1838Franklin Smith arrived from Virginia; he established the first post office in 1845 and named it for the springs. source
- 1878The Chicago and Alton Railroad announced a station roughly a mile east of the settlement, and the town moved its center to the station site, continuing as a rural trading center. source
- 1880The Jackson County Court granted incorporation on September 7. source
- 1977The Missouri Department of Conservation purchased the land that became Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area; its nature center, the first in Missouri, opened in 1982. source
The housing stockmedian built 1992
The median home sold here was built in 1992. Most of what sells was built between 1972 and 2025. That closely matches the Census figure of 1986 for all housing, so sales are broadly representative of the stock. 61% 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, sales broke down as Single Family (955), Townhouse (50), Condo/Loft (13), Patio/Villa (12).
What's hereBurr Oak Woods Conservation Area and Nature Center, Blue Springs Lake, Fleming Park
The town physically relocated for the railroad: in 1878 the Chicago and Alton Railroad announced a station about a mile east of the original settlement, and Blue Springs moved its center to the new station site to capture the trade. The present downtown is therefore not on the springs the town is named for. source
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area, a 1,071-acre Missouri Department of Conservation property just north of I-70, whose nature center - opened in 1982 - was the first conservation nature center built in the state of Missouri. source
- Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area and Nature Center
- 1,071 acres of forested hillsides along Burr Oak Creek with limestone outcrops, restored prairie and woodland and a trail complex; the nature center was the first built in Missouri, in 1982. source
- Blue Springs Lake, Fleming Park
- 720-acre lake in Fleming Park - at 7,809 acres the largest park in Jackson County - with a public beach, shelter houses, campgrounds and power boating. source
Neighborhoods with their own market data5 with enough sales to report
5 subdivisions in Blue Springs had enough closed sales in the last twelve months to report on individually.
| Subdivision | Sold | Median price | $/sq ft | Days | Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewater | 80 | $344,908 | $198 | 27 | 2025 |
| Cambridge Park | 46 | $335,012 | $217 | 8 | 2025 |
| Kingsridge | 33 | $249,900 | $210 | 4 | 1972 |
| East Lakeview Annex | 31 | $258,000 | $217 | 11 | 1973 |
| Parkway Estates | 25 | $450,000 | $246 | 21 | 2017 |
Practical detailschool district · highways and transit
- Schools
- Blue Springs R-IV School District. Boundaries do not follow city limits - the district extends beyond the city and parts of the city fall to adjoining districts. Confirm the district by address. Confirm the assigned school for any specific address before you rely on it. source
- Getting around
- I-70 runs east-west through the north side of the city, with MO-7 as the main north-south route linking it to Lee's Summit; I-470 and I-435 lie to the west. source
People from hereDavid Cook, Jon 'Sunny' Sundvold
Thinking about buying or selling here?
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