Western Lee Heights Apartments for Rent

Western Lee Heights is a shady neighborhood of primarily single-family homes near Kansas State University. Some multi-unit dwellings catering to college students stand near the neighborhood’s east side.

Anderson Avenue is the southern boundary of the neighborhood. Lee Street borders it on the east and College Heights Road on the north. Midland Avenue is the boundary on the west. The zip code is 66502.

Children from Western Lee Heights attend Lee Elementary School, right in the neighborhood. Middle schools in Manhattan include Susan B. Anthony and Eisenhower. The high school is Manhattan High, which has two separate campuses.

Some shoppers enjoy the lively atmosphere of the Aggieville district at the southeastern corner of the Kansas State campus, which caters to college students. Bookstores, coffee bars, assorted shops, restaurants and pubs line the bustling streets of Aggieville. For a slightly different shopping experience, the Town Center Mall at the east end of Poyntz Avenue has a wide variety of shops and restaurants, as well.

The Flint Hills surround Manhattan, and hold some of the last remaining unplowed tallgrass prairies in North America. One place to enjoy the rolling hills is at the Spillway State Park area of Turtle Creek Reservoir, about 20 miles north of town.

No one who lives and works in Manhattan, Kansas lives very far from work. However, Western Lee Heights is especially convenient to the university campus, which is within easy walking distance. Fort Riley, another substantial employer, is about eight miles southwest of the neighborhood. Topeka is approximately 50 miles east on Interstate 70, and Kansas City is another 63 miles.

Western Lee Heights is a tidy neighborhood of older homes. It has an old-fashioned, small-town atmosphere, with all the conveniences of a modern city.