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How Overland Park's prices compare to the US city average across major spending categories.
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Your $100,000 in Overland Park has the same purchasing power as $109,565 in the average US city. You'd need $9,565 less here to maintain that standard of living.
Demographics and workforce data from the US Census ACS 5-Year.
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Within 10 points of Overland Park's cost index of 91, sorted by closest match.
Overland Park has a handful of real selling points, and they're not the kind of thing you find in a brochure. Your dollar carries more weight here and solidly above-average earnings are the headliners, plus 6 more things worth knowing. The rest is below.
The composite cost-of-living index lands at 91, a comfortable 9% under the US norm. It shows up most clearly in housing, which is where the gap to coastal metros usually opens up. Median rent in town runs about $1,378/mo against a typical household income of $100,876, which is the kind of ratio that leaves room to save.
The typical household in Overland Park pulls in $100,876 — comfortably above the US median. Combined with the cost of living here, the income-to-expense ratio works out better than a quick look at either number in isolation would suggest.
The unemployment rate in Overland Park sits at roughly 3.2%, which is a tight labor market by US standards. Salaries get nudged up faster, openings are easier to find, and switching jobs is less of a leap than it is in a softer market.
Reported crime in Overland Park comes in around 2,647 per 100,000 — under the national baseline of about 3,500. Worth digging into specific neighborhoods before settling on one, but the city-level picture is on the safer side.
With a citywide Walk Score of 64/100, Overland Park sits firmly in the walkable-by-US-standards camp. Pick a central neighborhood and most daily errands happen without keys in your hand.
Bike Score of 65/100 in Overland Park. That puts it in the small group of US cities where you can do groceries, commute, and run errands on a bike without it being a feat of urban survival.
Average commute time in Overland Park runs around 20 minutes one-way — short enough that it doesn't restructure your day. Compared to the 45-plus-minute commutes that are normal in major metros, the difference adds up to a real lifestyle gap.
Overland Park has a college-educated share of about 63% among adults 25+, which is higher than the national norm. It shows up in the local job mix, in the school district's reputation, and in the kind of conversations you have at the coffee shop.
Reasons are pulled from Overland Park's actual data — Census ACS, BLS, BEA, NOAA, EPA AQS, FBI, and Walk Score. We don't list positives that aren't supported by the numbers, which is why different cities show different sections.
Yes — and a lot of it. With winter averages near 22°F, Overland Park sees real accumulation most years. Salt for the steps, tires that handle ice, and a sense of humor about February are the usual costs of admission.
Properly cold. Overland Park's winter sits around 22°F on average — and that's the average, meaning plenty of nights drop well below zero. People here own gear.
Reliably warm. Overland Park's summer averages around 87°F, the kind of heat where you remember to leave the house before noon for outdoor things and accept that the back of your shirt will be wet by lunchtime.
Overland Park falls in roughly USDA Zone 7. The zone classification is based on average annual minimum temperatures, so it's the right lookup for whether perennials and trees will overwinter here. Note that this is approximate from our winter-temperature data — check the USDA map for the exact zone before betting an expensive plant on it.
Roughly 965 feet (294 m). That's modest elevation — comparable to most inland-Midwest and Southern cities.
Middle of the pack. Overland Park comes in around 2,647 per 100,000, basically the national average. The interesting question is usually which neighborhood, not which city — that's where the real variation lives.
It's a middle-of-the-road US city on cost. Overland Park's index of 91 sits within a few points of the national average — your money buys roughly what it would in a typical American metro.
In parts, yes. With a citywide Walk Score of 64/100, Overland Park has genuinely walkable neighborhoods alongside more sprawled stretches. Transit Score is 0 out of 100. If walkability matters to you, the neighborhood choice will matter more than the city-level number.
As a rule of thumb, plan on about $63,889 to live in Overland Park the way a $70,000 earner lives in a typical US city. The math gets less forgiving the lower you go below that. Median rent in Overland Park runs about $1,378/mo — keeping housing under 30% of gross income points to a similar floor on what you'd want to earn.