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Homes in Lee's Summit
Lee's Summit is a city of houses: of its 42,240 homes, 72% are detached, 9% are townhouses and other attached houses and 19% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
The 1980s and 1990s built 39% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 25% are older than that and 36% newer. The median home dates from 1994. Owners live in 73% of homes.
Of the 13 Missouri cities we have census figures for, Lee's Summit has some of the newest homes. In nearby Blue Springs, 9 miles away, 38% of homes were built before 1980, so Lee's Summit's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Lee's Summit's homes are newer than those in 80% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Rounded drywall corners
75% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Shallow openings
36% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Whole-house orders
With 72% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 73% of homes, and shutters are usually bought to stay with the house. Poplar takes paint well, so they can be repainted years from now if you change a room's colours. Keep your order list: it records every size if you add a room later.
Lee's Summit weather and your shutters
At Lees Summit Muni AP, MO (2 mi away), July averages a high of 88.3°F and January a low of 22.1°F. Average highs reach 85°F from July to August and average lows sit at or below freezing from December to February.
About 38 days a year reach 90°F, 96 nights fall to freezing and 43.9 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around May and least in January.
That's more freezing nights than in 66% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 54 min on the longest day to 9 h 26 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 75° above the horizon in June and 28° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Lees Summit Muni AP, MO (temperature) and Unity Village, MO (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22.1°F | 1.5 in |
| Feb | 44.3°F | 25.9°F | 1.9 in |
| Mar | 55.4°F | 35.4°F | 2.8 in |
| Apr | 65.5°F | 45.5°F | 4.3 in |
| May | 74.8°F | 55.9°F | 6.2 in |
| Jun | 84°F | 65.4°F | 5.5 in |
| Jul | 88.3°F | 69.7°F | 4.7 in |
| Aug | 86.9°F | 67.6°F | 4.7 in |
| Sep | 79°F | 59°F | 4.3 in |
| Oct | 67.1°F | 47.2°F | 3.7 in |
| Nov | 54°F | 36.2°F | 2.4 in |
| Dec | 43.2°F | 26.3°F | 1.9 in |
Cold winters
With 96 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Humid summers
Hot days and 43.9 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Fitting them in Lee's Summit
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Lee's Summit
- Blue Springs 9 mi
- Independence 11 mi
- Overland Park 17 mi
- Kansas City 17 mi
- Lenexa 23 mi
- Shawnee 24 mi
More about shutters in Lee's Summit
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Lee's Summit’s own figures.
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