Jackson County · MO
Buckner, MO
Founded 1875 · 20.8 miles from downtown Kansas City · population 2,914
The market, last twelve months
Half of the homes that sold went under contract within 18 days. The median sale closed at 100.0% of asking - at list. 40% 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 1875 · where the name comes from · 4 dated events
Established in 1875 as a railroad depot town, two years after the Wyandotte, Kansas City & Northwestern Railway built its main line through the site in 1873. It was originally known as Buckner Hill, and the surrounding country had earlier been a starting point for travelers on the Santa Fe Trail. source 1 source 2
The name. Sources differ. One account names Thomas W. Buckner, one of the first owners of the land; another names US Senator Alexander Buckner. Neither could be confirmed against a primary source, so the page should say the town is named for a Buckner and that accounts differ, rather than pick one. source
No incorporation year could be sourced.
- 1873The Wyandotte, Kansas City & Northwestern Railway built its main line through the site. source
- 1875The town was established as a depot town, originally Buckner Hill. source
- 1949Jackson County voters approved a county-wide school reorganization on August 9, 1949, dividing 83 districts into 15 units. The Fort Osage R-I district was formed from sixteen rural districts plus the Buckner and Levasy high school districts. source
- 1982Missouri Pacific merged into Union Pacific, bringing Buckner's line into the UP system. source
The housing stockmedian built 1975
The median home sold here was built in 1975. Most of what sells was built between 1954 and 2005. That closely matches the Census figure of 1972 for all housing, so sales are broadly representative of the stock. 52% 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 (47), Other (1).
What's hereBuckner depot
A railroad depot town. The Wyandotte, Kansas City & Northwestern Railway built the main line through Buckner in 1873; Missouri Pacific bought the line in 1894, and Missouri Pacific merged into Union Pacific in 1982. The depot still stands at the edge of town, carrying Union Pacific's 'Train Town USA' seal. source
- Buckner depot
- The surviving railroad depot on the edge of town, marked by Union Pacific with a 'Train Town USA' seal. source
Practical detailschool district · highways and transit
- Schools
- Fort Osage R-I School District. boundaries do not follow city limits - the district covers 132 square miles of eastern Jackson County including northeast Independence, Buckner, Levasy, Sibley, Atherton and part of Sugar Creek. It is named for Fort Osage, built in 1808 as an early United States factory-and-trading post on the frontier of the Louisiana Territory. Confirm the assigned school for any specific address before you rely on it. source 1 source 2
- Getting around
- US 24 runs through the city east-west. A Union Pacific line - the successor to the 1873 Wyandotte, Kansas City & Northwestern main line - still runs through town. source
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Thinking about buying or selling here?
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