Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Median home value$413,600
Kansas City $287,300
Median rent$1,515/mo
Kansas City $1,249/mo
Cost-burdened households27%
Kansas City 28%
Overland Park
Johnson County200,306 residents3 school districts
75
B
Suburbgrade score
2nd of 25 Kansas City suburbs. Strong on schools and commute & transport, held back by cost of living.
75
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 Overland Park is like to live in, by category
Bars show Overland Park against Kansas City. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 87/100
A−
Within-state proficiency94th pct
Kansas City median 83rd pct
Student–teacher ratio14.1
Kansas City median 14.1
Graduation rate93%
Kansas City median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Housing cost index124
Kansas City 100
Eff. tax rate1.06%
Kansas City 1.09%
Local sales tax8.69%
Kansas City median 8.44%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 85/100
A−
Mean commute19.7 min
Kansas City 23.2 min
Under 30 minutes80%
Kansas City 70%
Transit stops / sq mi1.0
Kansas City median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 82/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés110
Kansas City median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries11
Kansas City median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks32
Kansas City median 32 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 71/100
B−
Median household income$104,834
Kansas City $83,460
Unemployment3.6%
Kansas City 4.0%
Professional occupations59%
Kansas City 45%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Overland Park on cost of living
Overland Park's weakest grade is C+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Grandview9 mi from Overland ParkB 47 D Gladstone23 mi from Overland ParkB 67 C+ Independence23 mi from Overland ParkB− 50 D+ Belton10 mi from Overland ParkB− 56 C− Merriam9 mi from Overland ParkB− 68 B− Raymore14 mi from Overland ParkB− 62 C Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Overland Park
Is Overland Park, KS a good place to live?
Overland Park scores 75 out of 100, 2nd of 25 Kansas City suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Overland Park expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $413,600, 44% above the Kansas City median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.06%. $1,515/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Overland Park?
Schools grade A−. The districts serving Overland Park sit at the 94th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 14.1 student–teacher ratio. Overland Park is served by Blue Valley, Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District and Olathe. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Overland Park?
The mean commute is 19.7 min, with 80% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 25% working from home. Transit density is 1.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Overland Park?
Within two miles there are 11 groceries, 110 restaurants and cafés and 32 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Overland Park old or new?
The median home in Overland Park was built in 1989 — 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. 65% 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.