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Raytown, Independence and Grandview
With respect to tenant caliber and crime, within Raytown, Independence and Grandview, are there generally good areas vs bad areas (ex: east vs. west, north vs. south of a street/freeway) within each town or does it go block by block? Pockets of good vs. bad areas?
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Independence: North and West is not so great. South and East is better. I personally don't look at too many houses north of 23rd Street, but that's me. Another way to put it: try to be in the Truman High catchment area, or the part of the Blue Springs school district that is in Independence. (Look at greatschools.org for maps.)
Raytown: I don't have much specific, recent data. In general, Raytown is probably better than the east side of KC, but not as good as (say) Lee's Summit.
Grandview: Again, no specific, recent data. One oddity to watch out for in Grandview is that it is home to a church called "International House of Prayer". They also have a theology school, and lots of college-age people move to Grandview to attend. IHOP* likes to buy houses near their school and then rent them out, cramming as many kids into one house as the building code will allow (and sometimes more). I get the impression that it's hard to get into this "by accident", but if you are looking for a house in Grandview, it might help to specify that you're not looking to put 9 people in an 800-sq-ft house. :)
*Yes, just like the pancake restaurant. There has been at least one trademark lawsuit.
Source: I grew up in Independence and now live in Blue Springs. My rental property is in Independence.