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Overland Park is a mid-size city of 200,306 people in Johnson County, Kansas. It's about 18 miles from Kansas City, MO. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $414k and rent runs about $2k a month.
200,306people
$414kTypical home
$1,515/moRent
88° / 39°Summer / winter
14"Snow
249Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 200,306
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,661 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 18 mi to Kansas City, MO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $414k (≈$2,608/mo)
- Median rent $1,515/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (105 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,456 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MCI airport
- 29 mi to MCI (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 968 ft
- 617 mi to the ocean
- 347 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,252 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 109 bars within 25 mi
- 363 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Kansas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: D+8 in 2024
- Kansas: R+16 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk