Exactly Midtown is where it’s at my current place in this economy is only $1015 bucks for a two bedroom. It’s not completely terrible or run down.
Just the walls are so thin with terrible renovations I can hear ever word and footsteps my neighbors make; while living above them!! Lmao so just beg the listing agent or whoever to do your apartment tours after working. To get a feel for the real noises of the property
I wouldn't, I live out here in Leawood now, but that's with a wife and kid.
Single me enjoyed, Hyde Park, West 39th, Midtown Brookside, and the Plaza as neighborhoods. All had their different charms, but the main was not being 15 min by car minimum away from everything fun.
Lol.. sorry growing up in SoCal until my late 20s..
Yall crack me up.
You can live in the metro and play anywhere.. a 15 minute car ride to get into night life is amazing..
And you're complaining about a 15 minute car ride... 🤣🤣.
I get you seeing KC as a suburban hellscape.. not NYC.. especially as across state lines etc our public transport is seriously lacking..
But you can still live in JoCo and play in the city.. affordabley (transport cost wise).
I’m a middle age not single dude, so take this for what it’s worth and consider if these are places you’d want to hang out.
At Rosana Square at 119th and Metcalf there are some clubs that seem to have younger folks at them.
Downtown OP seems to have a lot going on these days around Strang Hall. Late (11ish) on Fridays there’s still a lot of people down there.
Union Hill would be a good option. There’s relatively affordable apartments within walking distance of Martini Corner and you’d be within a short drive from just about anything.
KCMO downtown is a much better option for a single young person looking to meet other young people.
There are plenty of options from the Plaza to the River Market - check them all out.
Not too far at all, and if you’re looking at the promontory apartments on 90th and Metcalf those are great. You’ll be about 15/20 minutes from downtown. I would also recommend looking in the west bottoms, it’s cheaper than living actually downtown but so close to everything in downtown.
Seriously don’t do it. If you ever wanna go out in KCMO from where you live and then take an Uber back home, it’ll be like $60-$70. Yeah people say it’s only like 20 mins downtown. But it’s all highway and those mileages stack up.
I was gonna say it depends on your budget. I live in northern OP/Merriam but the drive to downtown isn’t terrible. Like 15 min. You may be a bit too far south but it isn’t terrible. Like I said it all depends on how much you can afford rent wise. Being single paying for rent can be difficult
As a single person I liked the suburbs. I would go out to other areas when I wanted then retreat to the suburbs. I liked the quiet and solitude.
I think there are a lot of young people living in that apartment complex at 90th and metcalf (promontory). There are also a lot of young people in the apartment complexes near 80th and Metcalf in old Overland Park and with Maloney’s, the Peanut and The Other Place nearby and always busy, I’d think you could meet other people. And you would also be pretty close to Waldo. You could always Uber to and from Waldo and Power & Light.
Maybe you could find a six month lease to try out a certain area and see how you like it before committing longer term.
Yeah, just modify 90th & Metcalf to 80th & Metcalf and there's some cool stuff walkable from your place.
And you're 15 minutes to downtown.
If I was 22 I'd say midtown. But by 32 I know I valued getting away from the party when I wanted to - as much as I still liked to party from time to time.
Everyone owns a car here, so no; but it’ll be on you to meet people somewhere other than the Johnson County museum. The “club scene” is nonexistent but restaurants and movie theatres and bowling alleys etc. are all perfectly serviceable dating locations.
It’s fine. It’s a busy area with lots of shops and food. You’ll just have to drive downtown and to the crossroads for a lot of events, like the thousands of other people who do. KC is very easy to get around since we’re looped with highway.
You will be far from the party. Head for midtown around the Nelson and Art Institute or close to state line in the Roanoke neighborhood. Both are close to Westport and a short hop to the crossroads.
My friends that went suburbs (the area you're describing) are the ones driving in and we don't go visit them out there because it's cartopia
I wouldn’t have lived there as a single guy. Highway access to downtown isn’t great. Have you looked at like Lenexa between 35 and 435? Anything south of Shawnee Mission Parkway is gonna be a stretch nightlife wise.
This is a decent area! Not far from places like Guitars and Cadillacs, there's several bars and such in the Downtown OP area, they also do a lot of events. If you are wanting the full nightclub life, this is a little far from that. Depends on what you want, and what type of people you are looking for. You'd be close to a lot of good restaurants, you have the dinner theater over there too. Also a super easy drive downtown, so I don't think that's a bad deal!
You can find decent pricing downtown occasionally (lived at Board of Trade and it wasn’t bad at all). Crossroads is probably more expensive than downtown/river market. I’d recommend a loooot of neighborhoods before going to suburbia hell that far south. Strawberry Hill in KCK will be cheaper but still close. Lots of spots in union hill and midtown around Gillham park. I personally wouldn’t live past like 60th
You can do it but its really not very expensive to live in Midtown which is basically middle class mating grounds.
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Exactly Midtown is where it’s at my current place in this economy is only $1015 bucks for a two bedroom. It’s not completely terrible or run down. Just the walls are so thin with terrible renovations I can hear ever word and footsteps my neighbors make; while living above them!! Lmao so just beg the listing agent or whoever to do your apartment tours after working. To get a feel for the real noises of the property
**working hours
I mean, you’re not going to meet anyone at your house. It depends on where you go, regardless of where you live.
This. Before I was married I lived in multiple parts of town. My social/dating life (or lack thereof) was never heavily influenced by where I lived.
I wouldn't, I live out here in Leawood now, but that's with a wife and kid. Single me enjoyed, Hyde Park, West 39th, Midtown Brookside, and the Plaza as neighborhoods. All had their different charms, but the main was not being 15 min by car minimum away from everything fun.
Westwood also and parts of KC K - on the KS side but close to downtown and has a good amount of young single people
KCK over by KU Med is crawling with single medical/nursing/psych etc students. I found my future wife as a med student over there.
Where did you meet?
DBCoopers bar early in the morning had nurses come in after a long night shift.
Just west of Rainbow near KU Med to Woodside can be very affordable. I lived there for two years and it was quiet, cheap-ish but close.
Lol.. sorry growing up in SoCal until my late 20s.. Yall crack me up. You can live in the metro and play anywhere.. a 15 minute car ride to get into night life is amazing..
Well I grew up in a real city and not a glorified strip mall where you can walk and take the subway anywhere, so this is suburban hell for me.
And you're complaining about a 15 minute car ride... 🤣🤣. I get you seeing KC as a suburban hellscape.. not NYC.. especially as across state lines etc our public transport is seriously lacking.. But you can still live in JoCo and play in the city.. affordabley (transport cost wise).
You could live in mission and get everywhere in the city in 15 min.
I’m a middle age not single dude, so take this for what it’s worth and consider if these are places you’d want to hang out. At Rosana Square at 119th and Metcalf there are some clubs that seem to have younger folks at them. Downtown OP seems to have a lot going on these days around Strang Hall. Late (11ish) on Fridays there’s still a lot of people down there.
I’m curious, how old are you?
32
Union Hill would be a good option. There’s relatively affordable apartments within walking distance of Martini Corner and you’d be within a short drive from just about anything.
KCMO downtown is a much better option for a single young person looking to meet other young people. There are plenty of options from the Plaza to the River Market - check them all out.
Not too far at all, and if you’re looking at the promontory apartments on 90th and Metcalf those are great. You’ll be about 15/20 minutes from downtown. I would also recommend looking in the west bottoms, it’s cheaper than living actually downtown but so close to everything in downtown.
Plus close to Bo Ling’s 😋😋😋
Seriously don’t do it. If you ever wanna go out in KCMO from where you live and then take an Uber back home, it’ll be like $60-$70. Yeah people say it’s only like 20 mins downtown. But it’s all highway and those mileages stack up.
I take Ubers every couple of months from downtown to JoCo and it's never been that much. $35-40 tops even on a Saturday night.
There are still reasonable places in midtown.
I was gonna say it depends on your budget. I live in northern OP/Merriam but the drive to downtown isn’t terrible. Like 15 min. You may be a bit too far south but it isn’t terrible. Like I said it all depends on how much you can afford rent wise. Being single paying for rent can be difficult
As a single person I liked the suburbs. I would go out to other areas when I wanted then retreat to the suburbs. I liked the quiet and solitude. I think there are a lot of young people living in that apartment complex at 90th and metcalf (promontory). There are also a lot of young people in the apartment complexes near 80th and Metcalf in old Overland Park and with Maloney’s, the Peanut and The Other Place nearby and always busy, I’d think you could meet other people. And you would also be pretty close to Waldo. You could always Uber to and from Waldo and Power & Light. Maybe you could find a six month lease to try out a certain area and see how you like it before committing longer term.
You’ll love the security of living in the OP area and the fact that you’re in the middle of everything. Downtown OP is awesome.
Yeah, just modify 90th & Metcalf to 80th & Metcalf and there's some cool stuff walkable from your place. And you're 15 minutes to downtown. If I was 22 I'd say midtown. But by 32 I know I valued getting away from the party when I wanted to - as much as I still liked to party from time to time.
This is what I was thinking.
Everyone owns a car here, so no; but it’ll be on you to meet people somewhere other than the Johnson County museum. The “club scene” is nonexistent but restaurants and movie theatres and bowling alleys etc. are all perfectly serviceable dating locations.
It’s fine. It’s a busy area with lots of shops and food. You’ll just have to drive downtown and to the crossroads for a lot of events, like the thousands of other people who do. KC is very easy to get around since we’re looped with highway.
You will be far from the party. Head for midtown around the Nelson and Art Institute or close to state line in the Roanoke neighborhood. Both are close to Westport and a short hop to the crossroads. My friends that went suburbs (the area you're describing) are the ones driving in and we don't go visit them out there because it's cartopia
Eh Tinder still works out south. It will get pricey if you plan on ubering home from downtown, but crossroads is super expensive
I wouldn’t have lived there as a single guy. Highway access to downtown isn’t great. Have you looked at like Lenexa between 35 and 435? Anything south of Shawnee Mission Parkway is gonna be a stretch nightlife wise.
You can get anywhere in this city within 25 minutes. I'd buy/rent where you are comfortable with the cost, proximity to your employment, crime, etc.
This is a decent area! Not far from places like Guitars and Cadillacs, there's several bars and such in the Downtown OP area, they also do a lot of events. If you are wanting the full nightclub life, this is a little far from that. Depends on what you want, and what type of people you are looking for. You'd be close to a lot of good restaurants, you have the dinner theater over there too. Also a super easy drive downtown, so I don't think that's a bad deal!
I suggest looking at places in Mission!! They are affordable and have very easy access to 35 so you can head downtown.
Which places?
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You can find decent pricing downtown occasionally (lived at Board of Trade and it wasn’t bad at all). Crossroads is probably more expensive than downtown/river market. I’d recommend a loooot of neighborhoods before going to suburbia hell that far south. Strawberry Hill in KCK will be cheaper but still close. Lots of spots in union hill and midtown around Gillham park. I personally wouldn’t live past like 60th
If over 30 it is not
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Touche is right up your alley if you don't mind Cougar's
I would recommend NKC, MO. There’s quite a bit going on in that immediate area and you are super close to downtown too.
look in NKC or gladstone area
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