Carol Hein was looking forward to spending the rest of retirement in Roeland Park — in the house she has lived in for 38 years, surrounded by mature oak trees and well-maintained Cape Cod homes.
She doesn’t want to leave her two-bedroom ranch-style home, which is a lasting reminder of her late husband and the first years they lived together as newlyweds.
But now 74, Hein is questioning how long she can afford to live in Kansas’ wealthiest county, where home values continue to skyrocket — pushing up property taxes year after year.
(Read more: KC Star Local News)
