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    Moving to Overland Park, KS

    Is Overland Park a good place to live?

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    Overland Park ranks #6 of 16 Kansas cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (62/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 0.3% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $384,400
    +6.2% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,455
    per month
    Household income
    $103,838
    median
    Unemployment
    3.4%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Overland Park

    The median home value in Overland Park is $384,400 and median rent is $1,455 a month, against a median household income of $103,838. Homes cost about 3.7× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Overland Park crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Kansas the 2025 rate was 476 violent and 1,922 property crimes per 100,000 people — #6 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Overland Park, KS

    Overland Park has about 197,199 residents, 3.4% unemployment and 38% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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