Bounded by State Line Road on the east, 125th Street on the north and 128th Street on the south, Royse is nestled between several other upscale Leawood subdivisions. Leawood South and Hunter's Ridge are adjacent to Royse, but limited access keeps the traffic and noise to a minimum, according to Royse resident Marilyn Hager. Hager and her husband, Tim, have been living in Royse for about three years. The neighborhood is in the Blue Valley School District and children living in Royse attend Leawood Elementary and Leawood Middle schools. The grand scale of the Hager home is the rule in Royse, where most of the homes are two or three stories high.
Most floor plans have four or five bedrooms, four bathrooms and three-car garages.
Despite their size, the large garages are not the dominant feature on the majority of the homes. They have been tucked around on the side of the dwellings instead of stretching across the front of the homes. Many of the wood-frame houses are finished with a combination of brick, natural stone and a stucco treatment. Some have mansion-style entrances complete with pillars. One house, near the Royse entrance at 127th Street and State Line Road, is designed like a castle and is topped with turrets.