The last eight years have been good to 66-year-old, violet haired Riedhart, who runs the breakfast and lunch spot with a few family members. And they’ve been good to De Soto, population 6,443. From her restaurant in the two-block downtown, she’s witnessed an influx of new residents, homes and businesses to the town nestled between Kansas 10 highway and the Kansas River in northwest Johnson County.
De Soto is quickly becoming a larger player in the wider boom story that has defined the county. The city’s population is growing. New homes are going up all around town. And housing prices have soared — outpacing the rate of growth in all other parts of the Kansas City metro.
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