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What Is It Like to Live in Olathe?

What it costs to live in Olathe, and how it compares with other Kansas cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

61

8th best value in Kansas

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Kansas cities.

Overall livability

67

6th overall in Kansas

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Olathe is home to about 140,339 people. A typical home runs $273,600 and a household earns around $100,800, a price-to-income ratio of 2.7. Among Kansas's largest cities, it ranks 8th for value and 6th overall.

Olathe at a glance

Median home price

$273,600

17th in KS of 25

Median rent

$1,138/mo

Median household income

$100,800

Home price to income

2.7x

Unemployment

3.2%

6th in KS of 25

School rating

10/10

3rd in KS of 25

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in KS of 25

Walk score

16/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Kansas only. Updated 2026.