Best Shawnee and Lenexa Homes for a Family Relocating from Denver
Answered by Myli, HouseLoop's AI home search companion
I get tons of questions every day, and here's one that stands out:
“We're moving from Denver and miss the outdoors. Which homes in Shawnee or Lenexa under $650K have a big wooded backyard, a deck and a finished walkout basement?”
What I heard
From your question, I pulled out these needs: up to $650,000, wooded lot, deck, walkout basement.
- Up to $650,000 MLS
- Wooded lot Vision found in the photos of 5 homes for sale in Shawnee, Lenexa
- Deck Vision found in the photos of 11 homes for sale in Shawnee, Lenexa
- Walkout basement Vision found in the photos of 2 homes for sale in Shawnee, Lenexa
HouseLoop Vision read 368 listing photos of 8 homes to check these for you. What is HouseLoop Vision?
Myli's answer
For a family relocating from Denver with a $650,000 budget, my top pick in Shawnee and Lenexa is 21807 W 46th Terrace, listed at $635,000. HouseLoop Vision saw a wooded lot in photo 44 of 51 and a deck in photo 41 of 51. The listing record also reports a walkout basement. The main trade-off: uses 98% of the $650,000 cap at $635,000. If it is gone, I would look at 20405 W 98th Court at $650,000, then 5304 Mullen Road at $525,000. 31 homes in Shawnee and Lenexa meet every must-have, and I read the listing photos of the best 8. I tell you plainly where each one falls short, so you can tour with your eyes open.
Listings checked October 24, 2026 at 3:57 PM ET · MLS source: Heartland MLS · Method: HouseLoop Vision + community guides
Top 3 at a glance
The three best fits are 21807 W 46th Terrace, 20405 W 98th Court, 5304 Mullen Road, from $525,000 to $650,000.
| Rank | Home | Price | Beds / baths | Matches | Main trade-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 21807 W 46th Terrace | $635,000 | 4 / 3.5 | 2 verified | Uses 98% of the $650,000 cap at $635,000 |
| #2 | 20405 W 98th Court | $650,000 | 4 / 3.5 | 2 verified | HouseLoop Vision did not see a walkout basement in the 49 photos it read |
| #3 | 5304 Mullen Road | $525,000 | 4 / 3.5 | 2 verified | HouseLoop Vision did not see a walkout basement in the 57 photos it read |
The homes, ranked
8 homes, best match first; each shows where HouseLoop Vision saw the features, what the listing record reports and what is not confirmed.
Best match · #1
$635,000
21807 W 46th Terrace, Shawnee, KS 66226
Active as of October 24, 2026
4 beds · 3.5 baths · 3-car · 0.35 acres
Schools: Riverview Elementary · Mill Creek Middle · Mill Valley High (De Soto)
Why Myli picked it: Listed at $635,000, under your $650,000 cap; HouseLoop Vision saw a wooded lot in photo 44 of 51.
2 verified matches · 1 trade-off
Wooded lot · Vision · photo 44 of 51
Photo verified
Deck · Vision · photo 41 of 51
Photo verified
- Walkout basement: MLS reported
Important compromises: Uses 98% of the $650,000 cap at $635,000
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Asking price $635,000 Beds / baths 4 / 3.5 Finished sqft 3,279 Lot 0.35 acres Garage 3-car Basement Concrete, Daylight, Finished School district De Soto Under budget by $15,000 Schools Riverview, Mill Creek, Mill Valley MLS # 2644184 #2
$650,000
20405 W 98th Court, Lenexa, KS 66220
Active as of October 24, 2026
4 beds · 3.5 baths · 2-car · 0.24 acres
Schools: Manchester Park Elementary · Prairie Trail Middle · Olathe Northwest High (Olathe)
Why Myli picked it: Listed at $650,000, under your $650,000 cap; HouseLoop Vision saw a wooded lot in photo 46 of 49.
2 verified matches · 2 trade-offs
Wooded lot and deck · Vision · photo 46 of 49
Photo verified
More matched features
Not confirmed in photos: walkout basement
Important compromises: HouseLoop Vision did not see a walkout basement in the 49 photos it read; Uses 100% of the $650,000 cap at $650,000
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Asking price $650,000 Beds / baths 4 / 3.5 Finished sqft 3,081 Lot 0.24 acres Garage 2-car Built 1998 Basement Concrete, Unfinished, Stubbed for Bath, Sump Pump, Walk-Out Access School district Olathe Under budget by $0 Schools Manchester Park, Prairie Trail, Olathe Northwest MLS # 2645506 #3
$525,000
5304 Mullen Road, Shawnee, KS 66216
Active as of October 24, 2026
4 beds · 3.5 baths · 2-car · 0.28 acres
Schools: Broken Arrow Elementary · Hocker Grove Middle · SM Northwest High (Shawnee Mission)
Why Myli picked it: Listed at $525,000, under your $650,000 cap; HouseLoop Vision saw a wooded lot in photo 40 of 57.
2 verified matches · 2 trade-offs
Wooded lot and deck · Vision · photo 40 of 57
Photo verified
More matched features
Not confirmed in photos: walkout basement
Important compromises: HouseLoop Vision did not see a walkout basement in the 57 photos it read; Uses 81% of the $650,000 cap at $525,000
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Asking price $525,000 Beds / baths 4 / 3.5 Finished sqft 3,673 Lot 0.28 acres Garage 2-car Built 1995 Basement Finished, Inside Entrance, Sump Pump School district Shawnee Mission Under budget by $125,000 Schools Broken Arrow, Hocker Grove, SM Northwest MLS # 2646524 #4
$519,900
17422 W 70th Street, Shawnee, KS 66217
Active as of October 24, 2026
5 beds · 4 baths · 2-car · 0.44 acres
Schools: Lenexa Hills Elementary · Trailridge Middle · SM Northwest High (Shawnee Mission)
Why Myli picked it: Listed at $519,900, under your $650,000 cap; HouseLoop Vision saw a wooded lot in photo 25 of 28.
2 verified matches · 1 trade-off
Wooded lot · Vision · photo 25 of 28
Photo verified
Deck · Vision · photo 27 of 28
Photo verified
- Walkout basement: Not confirmed
Important compromises: Uses 80% of the $650,000 cap at $519,900
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Asking price $519,900 Beds / baths 5 / 4 Finished sqft 3,560 Lot 0.44 acres Garage 2-car Built 1984 Basement Basement BR, Finished, Full, Walk-Out Access School district Shawnee Mission Under budget by $130,100 Schools Lenexa Hills, Trailridge, SM Northwest MLS # 2647289 #5
$415,000
14511 W 91st Street, Lenexa, KS 66215
Active as of October 24, 2026
3 beds · 2 baths · 2-car · 0.18 acres
Schools: Sunflower Elementary · Westridge Middle · SM West High (Shawnee Mission)
Why Myli picked it: Listed at $415,000, under your $650,000 cap; HouseLoop Vision saw a wooded lot in photo 1 of 31.
2 verified matches · 2 trade-offs
Wooded lot · Vision · photo 1 of 31
Photo verified
Deck · Vision · photo 12 of 31
Photo verified
More matched features
Not confirmed in photos: walkout basement
Important compromises: HouseLoop Vision did not see a walkout basement in the 31 photos it read; Uses 64% of the $650,000 cap at $415,000
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Asking price $415,000 Beds / baths 3 / 2 Finished sqft 1,965 Lot 0.18 acres Garage 2-car Built 1976 Basement Daylight, Finished, Inside Entrance School district Shawnee Mission Under budget by $235,000 Schools Sunflower, Westridge, SM West MLS # 2644581 #6
$379,000
12411 W 82nd Terrace, Lenexa, KS 66215
Active as of October 24, 2026
3 beds · 3 baths · 2-car · 0.09 acres
Schools: Rising Star Elementary · Trailridge Middle · SM Northwest High (Shawnee Mission)
Why Myli picked it: Listed at $379,000, under your $650,000 cap; HouseLoop Vision saw a wooded lot in photo 5 of 41.
2 verified matches · 2 trade-offs
Wooded lot and deck · Vision · photo 5 of 41
Photo verified
More matched features
Not confirmed in photos: walkout basement
Important compromises: HouseLoop Vision did not see a walkout basement in the 41 photos it read; Uses 58% of the $650,000 cap at $379,000
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Asking price $379,000 Beds / baths 3 / 3 Finished sqft 2,279 Lot 0.09 acres Garage 2-car Built 1977 Basement Basement BR, Finished, Inside Entrance, Walk-Out Access School district Shawnee Mission Under budget by $271,000 Schools Rising Star, Trailridge, SM Northwest MLS # 2647140 #7
$624,900
21221 W 81st Place, Lenexa, KS 66220
Active as of October 24, 2026
4 beds · 3.5 baths · 3-car · 0.28 acres
Schools: Horizon Elementary · Mill Creek Middle · Mill Valley High (De Soto)
Why Myli picked it: Listed at $624,900, under your $650,000 cap; HouseLoop Vision saw a wooded lot in photo 2 of 51.
1 verified match · 1 trade-off
Wooded lot · Vision · photo 2 of 51
Photo verified
- Deck: MLS reported
- Walkout basement: MLS reported
Important compromises: Uses 96% of the $650,000 cap at $624,900
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Asking price $624,900 Beds / baths 4 / 3.5 Finished sqft 3,051 Lot 0.28 acres Garage 3-car Built 2001 Basement Full, Inside Entrance, Unfinished, Walk-Out Access School district De Soto Under budget by $25,100 Schools Horizon, Mill Creek, Mill Valley MLS # 2638720 #8
$550,000
8206 Alden Street, Lenexa, KS 66215
Active as of October 24, 2026
4 beds · 3.5 baths · 2-car · 0.27 acres
Schools: Rising Star Elementary · Westridge Middle · SM West High (Shawnee Mission)
Why Myli picked it: Listed at $550,000, under your $650,000 cap; HouseLoop Vision saw a wooded lot in photo 45 of 60.
1 verified match · 2 trade-offs
Wooded lot · Vision · photo 45 of 60
Photo verified
- Deck: Not confirmed
More matched features
Not confirmed in photos: walkout basement
Important compromises: HouseLoop Vision did not see a walkout basement in the 60 photos it read; Uses 85% of the $650,000 cap at $550,000
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Asking price $550,000 Beds / baths 4 / 3.5 Finished sqft 2,754 Lot 0.27 acres Garage 2-car Built 1986 Basement Concrete, Daylight, Full School district Shawnee Mission Under budget by $100,000 Schools Rising Star, Westridge, SM West MLS # 2647249
Which one to tour first
I'd tour 21807 W 46th Terrace first: listed at $635,000, under your $650,000 cap, and HouseLoop Vision saw a wooded lot in photo 44 of 51. Next I'd look at 20405 W 98th Court: listed at $650,000, under your $650,000 cap, and HouseLoop Vision saw a wooded lot in photo 46 of 49. If those two are gone, I'd try 5304 Mullen Road: listed at $525,000, under your $650,000 cap, and HouseLoop Vision saw a wooded lot in photo 40 of 57.
- None of these shows a walkout basement in its photos. The listing record reports one for 2 of them. 65 homes under $650,000 in Shawnee and Lenexa report a walkout basement in the listing record or in photos. See them
Schools and nearby
For each of the top 3 homes, here are its assigned schools from the listing record and the places closest to it from HouseLoop's guide records.
#1 21807 W 46th Terrace
Assigned schools: Riverview Elementary, Mill Creek Middle and Mill Valley High (De Soto).De Soto · HouseLoop schools
- About 5.1 miles from Shawnee Mission Park Dog Off-Leash Area.Myli's Day · Has a Dog
- About 5.1 miles from Shawnee Mission Park Inclusive Playground.Myli's Day · Has Kids
- About 5.4 miles from Black Hoof Park.Myli's Day · Loves the Outdoors
#2 20405 W 98th Court
Assigned schools: Manchester Park Elementary, Prairie Trail Middle and Olathe Northwest High (Olathe).Olathe · HouseLoop schools
- About 1.6 miles from Black Hoof Park.Myli's Day · Loves the Outdoors
- About 1.8 miles from Genesis Health Clubs - Olathe Ridgeview.Myli's Day · Working Out
- About 2.0 miles from Shawnee Mission Park Dog Off-Leash Area.Myli's Day · Has a Dog
#3 5304 Mullen Road
Assigned schools: Broken Arrow Elementary, Hocker Grove Middle and SM Northwest High (Shawnee Mission).Shawnee Mission · HouseLoop schools
- About 3.6 miles from Waterfall Park.Myli's Day · Loves the Outdoors
- About 3.9 miles from Shawnee Mission Park Inclusive Playground.Myli's Day · Has Kids
- About 4.0 miles from Antioch Park.Myli's Day · Has a Dog
What they wanted
| Price cap | $650,000 |
|---|---|
| Area | Shawnee and Lenexa, KS |
| Must-haves | Wooded lot, Deck, Walkout basement |
Sources
Listing data: Heartland MLS data distributed by MLS GRID. Photo findings: HouseLoop Vision. School and place facts: HouseLoop community guides.
Myli is an AI assistant operated by HouseLoop. Answers use objective, housing-related criteria. HouseLoop Vision reads each listing photo and ties every finding to the photo where it was seen; a finding without a photo number is never shown as photo-verified.
Myli is HouseLoop's AI home search companion. She helps people moving to Kansas City learn the market and find the right home. She searches live Heartland MLS listings, uses HouseLoop Vision, HouseLoop's photo AI, to read every listing photo, and knows the places around each home, from parks and schools to gyms and restaurants, from Google Places and HouseLoop's community guides. So she knows not just where a home is, but what it looks like and what is nearby, like a local expert.
Questions here are typical of what buyers ask Myli. Every home, number and photo comes from live listings and HouseLoop Vision.