Overland Park, Kansas
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Overland Park.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Overland Park compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 197,199City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $103,838Incorporated place (ACS)32% above U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 117ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)17% above U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $384,400City limits (ACS)27% above U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,455City limits (ACS)8% above U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 3.5%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 21 min16% below U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 3229% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- UnavailableFBI CDE gap
- Property crime rate
- UnavailableFBI CDE gap
- Summer high
- 86°FNear U.S. avg (87°F)U.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 24°F10.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 37.7 in15% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 265Near U.S. avg (266)U.S. 266
Compare Overland Park with another city
Wide-open plains weather — wind, heat, and tornado season — is a planning factor. Expect summer highs near 86°F and winter lows around 24°F. Average one-way commute time is about 21 minutes, and Walk Score estimates land around 32/100. Labor-market readings near 3.5% unemployment are neither boom nor bust by national standards. Crime rates are marked unavailable for this municipality in our FBI CDE pull; do not rely on a citywide index.
Overland Park (pop. 197,199) sits in Kansas. With median income around $103,838 and a cost index of 117, the market reads above the national housing-cost baseline. Ownership is a high bar — typical values near $384,400 push many newcomers toward renting first.
Overland Park is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Overland Park with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Overland Park city, 1600000US2053775)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN200910000000003 (Johnson County, May 2026)
- Crime: data unavailable
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00003967 OLATHE JOHNSON CO EXEC AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28