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Cost of living in Overland Park
Housing is more expensive than the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$1,455/mo
8% above US
Median home value
$384,400
27% above US
Median household income
$103,838
32% above US
Rent as share of income
17%
US 21%
Home price to income
3.7×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
9.35%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
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Questions
Is Overland Park expensive to live in?
Housing in Overland Park is more expensive than the national average: median rent is $1,455 (8% above US) and the median home value is $384,400 (27% above US).
How much is rent in Overland Park?
The median gross rent is $1,455 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $1,257, 1 bedroom $1,366, 2 bedrooms $1,546, 3 bedrooms $2,020, 4 bedrooms $2,419.
How much of their income do renters spend in Overland Park?
At the median, a year’s rent ($17,460) equals about 17% of the median household income ($103,838); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Overland Park?
Sales tax is 9.35% and property taxes run about 1.08% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; Kansas DOR Pub. KS-1700 city/county/special jurisdiction rates, effective 10/01/2026.