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What Is It Like to Live in Overland Park?

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

Value score

51

15th best value in Kansas

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

Overall livability

60

9th overall in Kansas

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

Overland Park is home to about 195,249 people. A typical home runs $314,500 and a household earns around $92,800, a price-to-income ratio of 3.4. Among Kansas's largest cities, it ranks 15th for value and 9th overall.

Overland Park at a glance

Median home price

$314,500

21st in KS of 25

Median rent

$1,248/mo

Median household income

$92,800

Home price to income

3.4x

Unemployment

3.1%

5th in KS of 25

School rating

9/10

5th in KS of 25

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in KS of 25

Walk score

23/100

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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.