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A city of 203,677, settled in 1910. Home to Johnson County Community College.
Overland Park is a city of 203,677, and it grades A− overall, 34th among Kansas's 150 graded towns. Residents are healthier than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and its public schools beat 90% of Kansas towns on state tests and graduation. The trade-off: homes are expensive, about $481K for a typical one and 5.8 times the Kansas City metro’s $83K median household income. 64% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Overland Park, against 29% in Kansas’ towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 30 of Kansas’ 373 towns score higher on hazard risk. Overland Park is home to Johnson County Community College.
Where Overland Park beats most towns.
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Johnson County Community College | 13,843 |
| Cleveland University-Kansas City | 579 |
| Ottawa University-Online | 544 |
| Widest gap | Overland Park | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.2% | 13% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Elementary | PK–5 | 610 |
| Cedar Hills Elementary | K–5 | 587 |
| Timber Creek Elementary School | PK–5 | 583 |
5 colleges in town.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Overland Park is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 21,110 in 1960, 197,238 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1935 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Overland Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaArrowhead Stadium
16 mi Stadium & arenaKauffman Stadium
22 mi Park & preserveSubTropolis
16 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Center
17 mi Stadium & arenaCPKC Stadium
23 mi Theme parkWorlds of FunArrowhead Stadium: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kauffman Stadium: Mysteryman28, Public domain · SubTropolis: ErgoSum88, Public domain · T-Mobile Center: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · CPKC Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Worlds of Fun: Tkexb173 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Overland Park, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Overland Park.
Overland Park has less food insecurity than most of Kansas and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of Kansas; it also has a long record of flood insurance claims.
The median property tax bill is $4,364, against $2,798 across Kansas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical rent in Overland Park is $1,515 a month. Typical home values rose 5.3% in the year to September 2026. 61% of Overland Park households live in a home they own.
| Overland Park | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,515 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 61% | 72% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 43% | 44% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
That grade comes with a C− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $481K.
The public schools here belong to the Blue Valley school district. Of its 62 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason. 6 public schools serve Overland Park, with 3,439 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Woods MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 809 | B |
| Shawnee Mission West HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,599 | C+ |
| Timber Creek Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 583 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Kansas is food insecurity: 7.2% of its 152,219 adults worry about having enough food, against 13% statewide.
In Overland Park, 18% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Among 150 Kansas towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Overland Park.
| Overland Park | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 15% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Overland Park | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.2% | 13% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.7% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Count the trails in 78 parks and preserves and they come to 48 miles. Kemper Farm (In Development), at 322 acres with 3.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Overland Park’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Overland Park | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens | 9 mi | 306 |
| 2. Kemper Farm (In Development) | 3.9 mi | 322 |
| 3. Stanley Nature Park | 1.4 mi | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
248 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 33 properties have flooded more than once.
Households in Overland Park have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2023. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 248 claims locally since 1979.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 88.2°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 95% of Kansas places with climate records; January nights average 20.4°.
About 14 inches of snow falls in a winter. In Overland Park, the typical July afternoon high is 88°F.
| Overland Park | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 88°F | 91°F | 85°F |
| January low | 20°F | 21°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Reported crimes fell from 4,844 to 3,298 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Overland Park’s level of property crime stands at 14.6 per 1,000 residents. For Overland Park, the violent crime rate is 1.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Overland Park | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14.6 per 1,000 residents | 10.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.6 per 1,000 residents | 2.5 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
24.6% of workers work from home, against 11.8% across Kansas.
For residents in Overland Park, the share who live below the poverty line is 5.6%. About one worker in three stays in Overland Park for work. The town’s income of the median household is $105,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 6,173, to 129,508.
| Overland Park | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 25% | 8.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 32% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 9.2% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
16 within 15 miles of the center of Overland Park
About 6 of every 100 Overland Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas.
173,372 counted in 2010 and 197,238 in 2020; an estimated 203,677 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
4 places in Overland Park on the National Register of Historic Places.
32 notable people were born in Overland Park.
City in Kansas, United States
Overland Park ( OH-vər-lənd) is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 197,238. It is the largest city in Johnson County and the second-most populous city in the state of Kansas, also it is one of four principal cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area and the most populous suburb of Kansas City, Missouri.
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8 towns share a border with Overland Park.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overland Park | #34 | A− | C− | C+ | A | A+ |
| Oxford Township | — | — | D | — | A+ | A |
| Leawood | #20 | A− | D | B− | A | A+ |
| Aubry Township | #2 | A+ | B− | — | A+ | A |
| Merriam | #56 | B+ | B− | D− | A− | A− |
| Lenexa | #23 | A− | C− | B− | A− | A |
| Olathe | #18 | A− | C | B− | A− | A |
| Mission | #66 | B | C | D | A− | A |
Oxford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Oxford Township and Aubry Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Overland Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Overland Park grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #34 of 150 in Kansas. It grades A+ for health, C+ for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
32 notable people were born here, including Matt Besler and Sarah Lancaster.
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