Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Median home value$364,700
Kansas City $287,300
Median rent$1,314/mo
Kansas City $1,249/mo
Cost-burdened households24%
Kansas City 28%
Olathe
Johnson County145,057 residents2 school districts
73
B
Suburbgrade score
4th of 25 Kansas City suburbs. Strong on schools and commute & transport, held back by housing & affordability.
73
Kansas City median 65
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Olathe is like to live in, by category
Bars show Olathe against Kansas City. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 84/100
A−
Within-state proficiency86th pct
Kansas City median 83rd pct
Student–teacher ratio13.0
Kansas City median 14.1
Graduation rate91%
Kansas City median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Housing cost index113
Kansas City 100
Eff. tax rate1.18%
Kansas City 1.09%
Local sales tax8.69%
Kansas City median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 79/100
B+
Mean commute20.6 min
Kansas City 23.2 min
Under 30 minutes78%
Kansas City 70%
Transit stops / sq mi1.4
Kansas City median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 70/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés46
Kansas City median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Kansas City median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks79
Kansas City median 32 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 77/100
B
Median household income$114,009
Kansas City $83,460
Unemployment2.7%
Kansas City 4.0%
Professional occupations53%
Kansas City 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Olathe on housing & affordability
Olathe's weakest grade is C+. Five suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Leawood11 mi from OlatheA 76 B Prairie Village12 mi from OlatheB− 75 B Shawnee9 mi from OlatheC+ 69 B− Raymore20 mi from OlatheC+ 62 C Overland Park7 mi from OlatheC+ 75 B Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Olathe
Is Olathe, KS a good place to live?
Olathe scores 73 out of 100, 4th of 25 Kansas City suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Olathe expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $364,700, 27% above the Kansas City median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.18%. $1,314/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Olathe?
Schools grade A−. The districts serving Olathe sit at the 86th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 13.0 student–teacher ratio. Olathe is served by Olathe and Spring Hill Unified School District 230. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Olathe?
The mean commute is 20.6 min, with 78% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 21% working from home. Transit density is 1.4 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Olathe?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 46 restaurants and cafés and 79 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Olathe old or new?
The median home in Olathe was built in 1994 — newer than the Kansas City median of 1980. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 81% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.