Town guide

Westwood Hills, Kansas

Westwood Hills is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, home to about 469 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 66205.

Homes sold for a median of $273 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population4697,817 per sq mi
Median home value$564,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$273Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking50%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Westwood Hills

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Westwood Hills

Distances

Nearest major airportKansas City International Airport (MCI)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Kansas City, MO9 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL415 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Westwood Hills; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Westwood Hills

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Westwood Hills had 400 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.

It’s the 311th largest of 721 towns in Kansas by population.

Johnson County grew from 18,104 residents in 1900 to 609,863 in 2020.

Westwood Hills population by census2000: 378, 2010: 359, 2020: 400378200035920104002020

Johnson County, 1900–2020

Johnson County population, 1900 to 20201900: 18,104, 1910: 18,288, 1920: 18,314, 1930: 27,179, 1940: 33,327, 1950: 62,783, 1960: 143,792, 1970: 217,662, 1980: 270,269, 1990: 355,054, 2000: 451,086, 2010: 544,179, 2020: 609,86318K’00’1018K’20’3033K’40’50144K’60’70270K’80’90451K’00’10610K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 38.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 11 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Westwood HillsJan: high 40°F, low 22°F, 1 in; Feb: high 45°F, low 26°F, 1.5 in; Mar: high 57°F, low 36°F, 2.1 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 46°F, 3.9 in; May: high 76°F, low 57°F, 5.1 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 67°F, 5.3 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 72°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 89°F, low 70°F, 4.7 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 61°F, 3.8 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 49°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 36°F, 1.8 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 27°F, 1.3 in40°22°Jan1.045°26°Feb1.557°36°Mar2.167°46°Apr3.976°57°May5.186°67°Jun5.390°72°Jul4.489°70°Aug4.780°61°Sep3.868°49°Oct3.255°36°Nov1.844°27°Dec1.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kansas City Downtown Ap, MO weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Johnson County

352,238 jobs at 18,999 businesses in Johnson County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Johnson CountyHealth care and social assistance: 46,577 jobs; Retail trade: 37,595 jobs; Professional services: 37,516 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 30,648 jobs; Finance and insurance: 29,466 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 25,186 jobs; Manufacturing: 24,185 jobs; Administrative and support: 23,843 jobsHealth care and social assistance 13% Retail trade 11% Professional services 11% Hotels and restaurants 9% Finance and insurance 8% Transportation and warehousing 7% Manufacturing 7% Administrative and support 7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

285 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Westwood Hills.

Nearest hospitals

  • Adventhealth Shawnee MissionGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Shawnee Mission3.0 miles
  • University of Kansas HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Kansas City3.3 miles
  • St. Lukes Hospital of Kansas CityGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Kansas City3.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors30
Specialist doctors81
Dentists15
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants67
Mental health providers57
Physical and occupational therapists22
Optometrists5
Chiropractors8
Pharmacies9

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Westwood Hills

Parks (13 nearby)

  • Streamway Park · 16 acres1.0 mi
  • R Park · 6 acres0.6 mi
  • Waterworks Park · 6 acres0.5 mi
  • Broadmoor Park · 5 acres0.5 mi
  • North Park · 4 acres1.0 mi
  • Victor X Andersen Park · 4 acres0.6 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Natural Grocers0.6 mi
  • Hy-Vee0.7 mi
  • Target0.8 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.4 mi
  • Hy-Vee Pharmacy0.7 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Cedar Roe Library0.9 mi

Museums

  • Overland Park Historical Society3.2 mi
  • Shawnee Town Museum3.5 mi
  • John Wornall House Museum3.5 mi
  • Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site3.9 mi
  • The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures4.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Fire Circle2.0 mi
  • Vox Theatre2.6 mi
  • Aztec Fine Arts Theater3.2 mi
  • Curry Theatre3.4 mi
  • Heartland Men's Chorus4.0 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Westwood Hills

Public schools here are run by Shawnee Mission Pub Sch. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Highlands ElemMissionPre-K–6345Public1.1 mi
Roesland ElemRoeland ParkPre-K–6350Public1.4 mi
Westwood View ElemWestwoodPre-K–6321Public2.3 mi
Private schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Agnes Catholic Elementary SchoolRoeland ParkPre-K–8321Roman Catholic1.9 mi
Shawnee Mission Christian SchoolWestwoodK–12154Baptist2.1 mi
Horizon AcademyRoeland Park1–12108Nonsectarian1.8 mi
Bishop Miege High SchoolShawnee Mission9–12653Roman Catholic1.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Roeland Park, Fairway, Westwood, Mission and Mission Woods.

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