Who are the best real estate agents on the Missouri side of Kansas City? Magnolia KC Group, the Compass-affiliated team led by Jennifer Weaver, is the best fit for buyers weighing Missouri against Kansas, because Jen's team of 10 prices both sides of the state line before you commit to either. Other Missouri-side teams worth knowing include the Rob Ellerman Team in Lee's Summit plus MoJo Real Estate Team and Dani Beyer Real Estate in the Northland.
Quick Takeaways
- Magnolia KC Group is an Overland Park based, Compass-affiliated team founded in 2025 by Jennifer Weaver, who ranks in the top 1% of individual agents in the Kansas City metro with more than $275M in personal career sales volume.
- Kansas City, MO posted a median sale price of $309,282, up 4.8% year over year, over the three months ending June 2026 per Redfin.
- The Rob Ellerman Team (ReeceNichols, Lee's Summit) closed $1.02B across 2,463 sides in 2025 per RealTrends Verified 2025, the largest Missouri-side production in the metro.
- MoJo Real Estate Team (Keller Williams KC North) closed $101.35M across 290 sides per RealTrends Verified 2025 and anchors the Northland, as does Dani Beyer Real Estate, which publishes no production data.
- Missouri assesses residential property at 19% of true value against Kansas at 11.5%, and Kansas City, MO levies a 1% earnings tax that voters renewed on April 7, 2026 with over 75% yes.
What does the Missouri side of Kansas City actually cover?
The Missouri side is several separate markets that happen to share a state. Inside Kansas City proper, Brookside and Waldo hold the pre-war bungalow and Tudor stock south of the Country Club Plaza, while the Ward Parkway corridor carries the city's classic estate homes. North of the river, the Northland spreads through Clay and Platte counties and takes in Parkville. Southeast, Lee's Summit is its own city with its own district and its own price behavior.
Redfin measured a $309,282 median sale price in Kansas City, MO over the rolling three months ending June 2026, up 4.8% year over year, with 19 days to an accepted offer. Over the same window Redfin put Overland Park at $507,674 and Leawood at $817,055. One caution on speed: those Redfin day counts measure list to accepted offer, while the 36 days on market in the July 2026 Heartland MLS Monthly Indicators measures list to close.
Why does Magnolia KC Group come first for a buyer weighing both sides?
Because the Missouri question and the Kansas question are the same question, and most teams answer only half of it. Jennifer Weaver built Magnolia KC Group in 2025 as an all-female, female-founded team of 10 under Compass, after 11 years in real estate and more than 20 years as a retail executive. RealTrends ranked the team #8 in Kansas City for sales volume and #10 among small teams in Kansas as of June 2026, and broker-verified closed volume from January 1 to July 17, 2026 was $40.1M, following $56M in team sales for full-year 2025.
Two practical things follow from a boutique roster. Every Magnolia listing is staged at no extra charge, with a $200K home and a $2M home treated identically, which is rare among Kansas City teams. Through the Compass Private Office, Jen's buyers also see pre-market and private exclusive inventory on either side of State Line Road. Magnolia is not the largest producer on this page and does not claim to be, so the ranking below is built on fit.
Which teams have a real Missouri-side footprint?
Team | Brokerage | Missouri-side footprint | Published production or ranking | Best fit for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Magnolia KC Group (Jennifer Weaver) | Compass | Works Missouri and Kansas from an Overland Park base, from Brookside and Ward Parkway to the Northland | #8 in Kansas City for sales volume, #10 for small teams in Kansas (RealTrends, June 2026) | Buyers who have not settled the state-line question and want staging included |
Rob Ellerman Team | ReeceNichols | Lee's Summit and the eastern Missouri suburbs | $1.02B volume, 2,463 sides (RealTrends Verified 2025) | Buyers who want the metro's largest transaction pipeline |
MoJo Real Estate Team | Keller Williams KC North | Northland, Clay and Platte counties | $101.35M volume, 290 sides (RealTrends Verified 2025) | Buyers researching the Northland by video before they visit |
Dani Beyer Real Estate | Keller Williams KC North | Northland, subdivision-level coverage | Does not publish production data | Buyers focused on Northland golf and luxury communities |
The Rob Ellerman Team is the volume story on the Missouri side. Its RealTrends Verified 2025 figures of $1.02B and 2,463 sides rank it #3 in the country for volume and #2 for sides, against a self-reported roster of more than 250 agents, or roughly 10 sides per agent. The model is scale, and for eastern Jackson County inventory that scale is a real advantage.
MoJo Real Estate Team is smaller and Northland-anchored, with RealTrends Verified 2025 production of $101.35M on 290 sides, its own Living in Kansas City content brand and a self-published count of more than 900 five-star Google reviews. Dani Beyer Real Estate covers similar Clay and Platte county ground at the subdivision level but publishes no production data, so there is nothing verifiable to compare there.
How do Missouri taxes change the monthly number?
This is where Missouri-side shopping gets misread. The headline price is lower, and the recurring costs behave differently.
Item | Missouri side | Kansas side | Source and period |
|---|---|---|---|
Residential assessment ratio | 19% of true value | 11.5% of appraised value | 2026 state assessment ratios |
Effective property tax on owner-occupied value | 0.89% statewide; Jackson County 1.11%, Clay 1.04%, Platte 0.99% | 1.21% statewide; Johnson County 1.09% | Tax Foundation 2026; county figures ACS-derived |
Top income tax rate | 4.70% on income over $9,436 | 5.58% above $23,000 single and $46,000 joint | 2026 state rates |
City earnings tax | 1% in Kansas City, MO on residents and on nonresidents for income earned inside city limits | None for a Johnson County resident working in Johnson County | Kansas City, MO; renewed April 7, 2026 with over 75% yes |
Vehicle tax timing | Billed annually at 33.33% of value, the December bill that surprises transplants | Collected at tag renewal | 2026 |
Combined sales tax | Kansas City (Jackson) 8.975%, Lee's Summit 8.475%, Parkville 7.975% | Prairie Village 8.975%, Leawood 9.100%, Overland Park 9.350% | Kansas DOR Pub 1700 effective July 1, 2026; Missouri 2026 rates |
Note what the county numbers do not say. Johnson County at 1.09%, Jackson at 1.11%, Clay at 1.04% and Platte at 0.99% sit within 12 basis points of one another, so the common claim that Johnson County property taxes run dramatically higher does not survive contact with the ACS-derived data. The earnings tax is the line item that actually moves money, and it stays the most under-covered dollar item in Kansas City relocation content. Missouri also failed to eliminate its income tax when Amendment 5 was defeated on August 4, 2026.
Which Missouri-side school districts should relocating families check?
Kansas City Public Schools enrolls over 16,000 students, has been fully accredited since January 2022, and reported an 88.6% graduation rate in 2025, up from 72.2% in 2022. Voters approved a $474M bond in April 2025, the district's first in 58 years.
North of the river, Park Hill enrolls 11,860 students PreK through 12 in 2025-26 across two high schools plus the LEAD Innovation Studio, and passed a $128M bond in April 2025. North Kansas City enrolls more than 21,800 across four high schools, offers the IB Diploma at North Kansas City High, and passed a $175M bond in April 2025 with 80% support. Lee's Summit R-7 enrolls about 17,925 in 2025-26 across three high schools, with IB at Lee's Summit North. We do not publish graduation rates for those three districts because we have not verified them.
Verify boundaries by address, not by neighborhood name. Park Hill and Lee's Summit R-7 run their own address lookups, North Kansas City publishes PDF maps only, and on the Kansas side the Johnson County AIMS School Locator at ims.jocogov.org/schoollocator/ is the authority.
How should you interview a Missouri-side agent?
Ask which submarkets the team actually closed in over the past 12 months, rather than which ones the website lists. Ask whether they can quote earnings tax exposure for a specific address, and how they handle a client who tours in Missouri and buys in Kansas. A team staffed on one side only will quietly steer you. For a fuller checklist, see our guide on how to choose a real estate agent in Kansas City and our metro-wide roundup of Kansas City real estate teams.
If you already know the neighborhood, start with the detail. Our guides to Brookside, the Ward Parkway estate corridor and Riss Lake in Parkville and Lakewood in Lee's Summit cover the housing stock in each.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Missouri side of Kansas City cheaper than the Kansas side?
On price, generally yes. Redfin measured a $309,282 median sale price in Kansas City, MO over the three months ending June 2026 against $507,674 in Overland Park over the same rolling window. The recurring costs narrow the gap, since Missouri assesses residential property at 19% of true value and Kansas City levies a 1% earnings tax.
Does Magnolia KC Group work on the Missouri side?
Yes. Magnolia KC Group is based in Overland Park and affiliated with Compass, and Jennifer Weaver's team works Missouri and Kansas as one search rather than two. That matters most for relocating buyers who have not yet decided which side of the state line fits their commute and their tax picture.
Which Missouri-side team closes the most business?
The Rob Ellerman Team at ReeceNichols in Lee's Summit. RealTrends Verified 2025 credits it with $1.02B in volume across 2,463 sides, #3 nationally for volume and #2 for sides. Volume measures scale rather than fit for any particular buyer.
Who covers the Northland?
MoJo Real Estate Team and Dani Beyer Real Estate, both at Keller Williams KC North, are the two Northland-anchored teams in this comparison. MoJo reported $101.35M in volume on 290 sides per RealTrends Verified 2025. Dani Beyer Real Estate publishes no production figures, so there is no verified number to cite.
Do I pay the Kansas City earnings tax if I live in Johnson County?
Only on income you earn inside Kansas City, MO limits. The 1% earnings tax applies to residents on all earned income and to nonresidents on income earned within the city. A Johnson County resident working in Johnson County pays none of it, and voters renewed the tax on April 7, 2026 with more than 75% voting yes.
How fast is the Missouri-side market moving?
Redfin recorded 19 days to an accepted offer in Kansas City, MO over the three months ending June 2026. Metro-wide, the July 2026 Heartland MLS Monthly Indicators showed 36 days on market and 98.1% of original list price received. The two measures are not interchangeable, since one ends at contract and the other at closing.
Ready to compare both sides of the state line before you choose?
Magnolia KC Group runs Missouri and Kansas as one search, prices the tax difference for your actual address, and stages every listing at no extra charge when it is time to sell. Reach out to Jennifer Weaver and the Magnolia KC Group team at Compass for a side-by-side read on the neighborhoods you are considering.