Overland Park vs Kansas City
Overland Park, KS compared with Kansas City, KS · 16 miles apart
Overland Park has 203,677 residents to Kansas City’s 157,805. Overland Park comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Kansas City does better on median rent, homeownership, price to income.
| Overland Park, KS | Kansas City, KS | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 203,677 | 157,805 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,706 | 1,265 |
| Median household income | $104,834 | $62,401 |
| Median home value | $413,600 | $167,400 |
| Median rent | $1,515 | $1,123 |
| Homeownership | 60.5% | 60.9% |
| Average commute | 19.7 min | 22.4 min |
| Median age | 38.6 | 33.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 63.7% | 20.8% |
| Poverty rate | 5.6% | 16% |
| Unemployment | 3.6% | 5.8% |
| Price to income | 3.9× | 2.7× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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