The community of Rosedale consists of approximately three square miles of southeast Wyandotte County in Kansas City, Kansas. Its borders are the Kansas River on the North, County Line Road/47th St. on the South, State Line Road on the East, and 18th St. Expressway on the West. The area was once its own municipality, before being annexed into Kansas City, Kan. in 1922.

Rosedale is considered part of the urban core of Kansas City, Kan., and is within short driving distance of many locations throughout the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area, including the Country Club Plaza, Westport, Village West, downtown KCMO and KCK, and the Johnson County suburbs.

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Rosedale is home to 15,000 residents. Our businesses enjoy the central location, with easy access to major highways, including I-35 and the 18th St. Expressway. The University of Kansas Medical Center is located within our community and is a major employer in the area. Housing values have increased and crime has decreased in recent years. Rosedale is a prime location for new businesses and for families to grow.

The Rosedale Development Association (RDA) began as the Rosedale Community Council in 1945 as an organization to help the community address crime, zoning, flooding, abandoned buildings, area clean up, and has since grown into a provider of social services, all the while maintaining its original role in the community. RDA was incorporated into its current form in 1978.

RDA is a practicum site for the KU School of Social Welfare and the Mennonite Voluntary Service program. Students and interns assigned to RDA help the organization meet the needs of the Rosedale community.