Overland Park vs Lawrence
Overland Park, KS compared with Lawrence, KS · 31 miles apart
Overland Park has 203,677 residents to Lawrence’s 96,367. Overland Park comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Lawrence does better on median rent, clear days a year.
| Overland Park, KS | Lawrence, KS | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 203,677 | 96,367 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,706 | 2,788 |
| Median household income | $104,834 | $65,009 |
| Median home value | $413,600 | $292,700 |
| Median rent | $1,515 | $1,091 |
| Homeownership | 60.5% | 43.6% |
| Average commute | 19.7 min | 19.8 min |
| Median age | 38.6 | 29.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 63.7% | 55.8% |
| Poverty rate | 5.6% | 17.4% |
| Unemployment | 3.6% | 4.4% |
| Price to income | 3.9× | 4.5× |
| Clear days a year | 42 | 43 |
| Days above 90°F | 35 | 38 |
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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