Johnson County · Kansas · Midwest · 200k residents
Overland Park, KS: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Overland Park: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Kansas median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Overland Park is $413,600, 114% above the Kansas median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,642/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 100 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $104,834 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Overland Park is $413,600, 114.3% above the median for ACS-covered places in Kansas.
- Household income: Median household income is $104,834, 52.6% above the median for ACS-covered places in Kansas.
- Adult education: 63.7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 95.4% above the median for ACS-covered places in Kansas.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 3.9 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A polished Kansas City suburb with prairie trails, family neighborhoods, and a strong business base.
Known for: Corporate campuses, parks, arboretum, schools, and regional food culture.
Calendar note: The Overland Park Fall Festival is a long-running local tradition.
Story source: City of Overland Park
- Scale: A mid-sized city with a population between 50,000 and 250,000 in the profile data.
- Setting: The profile places Overland Park about 88 miles from the nearest tracked lake.
- Climate signal: The profile records 230 sunny days and 14 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 38 and an average commute of 20 minutes.
WhereToHQ derives these signals from the committed city dataset. Read the methodology for coverage and source limits.
Compare Overland Park side by side
Cost of living index
100
ACS median home value
$413,600
2-bedroom rent
$1,642/mo
Median household income
$104,834
Housing momentum
How fast Overland Park's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
75/100
Heating
Ranks Overland Park's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Overland Park's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $413,600 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $145 |
| Property tax rate | 1.34% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,283/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,642/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.09% |
| Sales tax | 8.7% |
| Cost of living index | 100 |
| Groceries index | 95 |
| Utilities | $165/mo |
| Transit pass | $50/mo |
| Gas price | $3.00/gal |
| Healthcare index | 94 |
| Childcare (per child) | $950/mo |
| Median household income | $104,834 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9% |
| Population | 200k |
| Crime index | 48/100 |
| School rating | 6.0/10 |
| Walkability | 38/100 |
| Disaster risk | 95/100 |
| Avg. commute | 20 min |
| Sunny days / year | 230 days |
| July high | 88°F |
| January low | 20°F |
| Annual snowfall | 14 in |
| Home price YoY | +5.4% |
| Home price MoM | +0.1% |
| Rent YoY | +3.0% |
| Rent MoM | +0.4% |
| Ocean coast | 632 mi |
| Big lake | 88 mi |
| Mountains | 230 mi |
| Major airport | 21 mi |
| Ski resort | 219 mi |
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Real listings in Overland Park
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- What is the cost of living in Overland Park, KS?
- Overland Park indexes at 100 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,642/mo and a acs median home value of $413,600.
- How much does a house cost in Overland Park?
- The acs median home value in Overland Park is $413,600, 114% above the Kansas median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Overland Park?
- A two-bedroom in Overland Park rents for about $1,642/mo.