Community Profile
Accolades
Top 5% of suburbs to live in in America with an A+ rating!
One of the Best Places to Live!
10 Safest Cities in Kansas
Top 100 Schools - Desoto and Shawnee Mission School Districts!
Nestled in the heart of the Midwest and only minutes from downtown Kansas City, Shawnee is positioned to serve you from a strategic location.
Getting to and from Shawnee also has great highway access with 3 major area highways (I-435, K-7 and Shawnee Mission Parkway) running through it and both I-70 and I-35 running just outside of its city limits.
A friendly environment to do business should never be undervalued and Shawnee knows this. Both the city, through the Business Liaison, and EDC offer helping hands to assist you with your needs.
The Shawnee EDC and Chamber both have members who are excited and available to connect with businesses at any time to help solve their problems and make growth here smoother.
With a large, growing population the KC area is ripe with a fresh, talented workforce. Numerous colleges and universities provide a strong talent pipeline to the entire metro area.
Specifically, to Shawnee, Johnson County Community College provides numerous workforce training programs and is a major EDC partner!
Additionally, the EDC maintains relationships with a variety of area workforce development programs and can help you access the talent you're looking for.
It's good living in Shawnee. The City's Parks and Rec department and Johnson County Parks and Rec departments maintain a variety of facilities and trails for the public and coordinate multiple city-wide events throughout the year!
Additionally, Shawnee's lifestyle amenities continue to grow! Three local microbreweries have opened in recent years with a fourth on the way, the Aztec Theater has come alive in downtown Shawnee, Western Shawnee continues to add restaurants and retail, and throughout all of our city, you'll find new housing options including multi-family and single-family residential. All of these elements make up a thriving Shawnee community!