Town file
Prairie Village, Kansas
Prairie Village, Kansas (Johnson County, Kansas) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 633, "Brilliant Brutality" (25 September 2025).
- Town
- Prairie Village
- County
- Johnson County
- State
- Kansas
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 633
- Approximate location
- 38.987, -94.636
Episode 633 / 25 September 2025 / 189 min / full
Brilliant Brutality
"This is in Prairie Village Kansas, in far eastern Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City, in Johnson County." about 0:04:24
The case: Murders of Timothy and Kelly Green (October 24th, 1995). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2025
- Population
- 22,812
- Median age
- 39.7
- Median household income
- $92,753
- Median home value
- $399,700
- Two-bedroom rent
- $1,710 a month
- Cost of living
- 106
- Religious
- 56%
- Property crime
- ▼ about one third below the national average
- Violent crime
- ▼ about two-thirds below the national average
History, in brief
- In 1858 Thomas Porter bought 160 acres of land and started a farm, raising his children on it and becoming involved in agricultural development. about 0:05:10
- During the 1940s developer J.C. Nichols wanted to turn the farmland into suburban housing for soldiers returning from the Second World War. about 0:05:29
- Nichols bought the farmland from the Porters and other families who had bought into it, and Prairie Village began to expand. about 0:05:42
- The Prairie Village Shopping Center was built in 1947, followed by another shopping center and subdivisions including Corinth Hills, Corinth Meadows, Corinth Estates, Somerset Hills and Ridgeview Heights. about 0:05:55
The reviews read out
5 stars
"One of the safest cities ever; the only major crimes are police chases from Kansas City, the community is supportive and there is hardly any racism; the only drawback is the big trees that fall in storms."about 0:06:27
5 stars
"An amazing town with the best location on the Kansas side, well-maintained and safe roads, minutes from Country Club Plaza, the KC Power and Light District and Brookside, and highly rated award-winning public schools."about 0:06:58
3 stars
"A decent, generally safe community with a police station close by; a bit boring, but a good middle-class place to raise a family."about 0:07:24
3 stars
"Perfectly fine; yards have oak trees, houses are reasonably sized, people are generally nice, there are a few Starbucks, and it is the suburbs."about 0:07:48
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Lenexa, Kansas9.1 miles
- Edgerton, Kansas23 miles
- Oskaloosa, Kansas40 miles
- Atchison, Kansas48 miles
- Cameron, Missouri57 miles
- Burlingame, Kansas67 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.