Northeast Kansas Community- Close to Kansas City!

With tree-lined city streets, serene countryside, and stunning sunsets like no other, it is no wonder why the residents of Ottawa, Kansas, call this home. This city provides both a hometown community lifestyle with immediate access to the Kansas City metro within 30 minutes and only a 25-minute drive to Lawrence, Kansas, home to the University of Kansas Jayhawks. Ottawa is home to 13,000 residents. Within a 30-mile radius of Ottawa there is a population over 200,000 and within a 50-mile radius there is over 1.4 million people! Franklin County is a progressive and economically-diversified area of northeastern Kansas. It serves as a hub for agriculture, livestock, and an array of manufacturing companies and distribution centers. The county supports several outstanding public K-12 school districts as well as Ottawa University and Neosho County Community College. Residents of Ottawa enjoy a variety of businesses and restaurants and the amenities of local art and musical performances, golf, fishing, hunting, parks, bike trails, area festivals, and most importantly safe, secure neighborhoods. Did we mention Ottawa is home to the oldest continually running movie theatre in the United States? Its quality of life is hard to beat!