Living in Overland Park
Overland Park is a city of 203,677 people (Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025) in Johnson County, Kansas. It covers 75.18 square miles of land south of Kansas City, and City Hall is at 8500 Santa Fe Drive.
Its housing runs from older neighborhoods in the north, many built in the 1950s and 1960s, to subdivisions built since 2000 in the south, with parks and trails spread across the city. Four school districts serve different parts of it, so the address decides the district and the tax rate.
Where Overland Park is and getting around
From City Hall, the OpenStreetMap route to downtown Kansas City follows 75th Street to Interstate 35: about 13 miles and 20 minutes without traffic. The route to the Kansas City International Airport (KCI) terminal continues on I-635 and I-29, about 30 miles and 40 minutes. The table of approximate drives from City Hall gives other times, also without traffic.
RideKC runs the bus system in Johnson County. Its Johnson County routes include 401 Metcalf-Plaza, 402 Johnson-Quivira, 403 Antioch-Olathe, 404 Metcalf-Downtown, 475 Quivira-75th Street, 487 87th Street-MTC and 495 95th Street. RideKC’s 499 Micro Transit is a shared ride booked by app or phone; it covers the area between State Line Road, 47th Street and I-435 on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., which takes in most of Overland Park north of I-435. RideKC Freedom provides curb-to-curb rides for riders who qualify through its eligibility process.
Homes and neighborhoods
Overland Park has 89,079 housing units (ACS 2020-2024). About 56 percent are single-family detached homes, 9 percent are single-family attached homes such as townhouses, and 28 percent are in buildings with five or more units. About 61 percent of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
The median home was built in 1989. About 34 percent were built before 1980, and 29 percent in 2000 or later. Build years rise from north to south: in census tracts north of about 95th Street, the median build year ranges from 1956 to 1993, and in tracts south of about 135th Street it ranges from 1993 to 2013.
LionsGate is built around a golf course, and Deer Creek around one that closed in 2022; each has its own guide. Both lie between Metcalf Avenue and Nall Avenue: Deer Creek south of 127th Street, and LionsGate from 151st Street north past 143rd Street.
The City’s neighborhood and development maps place the other named neighborhoods, and its property map gives the build years (read in October 2026):
- Nottingham is a group of subdivisions. Nottingham Forest is between 119th and 127th streets, west of US-69 on both sides of Switzer Road, with most houses built from 1980 to 1987. Nottingham by the Green is between 127th and 135th streets, from Pflumm Road to Quivira Road, with most built from 1993 to 1999. Nottingham Forest South is north of 143rd Street, from Switzer Road east across Antioch Road, with most built from 1988 to 1992.
- Brookwood is south of 143rd Street on both sides of Switzer Road, with houses built from 1999 to 2005.
- Wilshire Farms is at the northwest corner of 159th Street and Antioch Road, with most houses built from 2005 to 2011.
- Coffee Creek is north of 167th Street between Antioch Road and US-69, with houses built since 2014; the City counted 154 homes built of 296 approved. Coffee Creek Crossing is south of 167th Street, west of Switzer Road, with houses built from 2007 to 2020.
- Sundance Ridge is between 175th and 183rd streets, west of State Line Road along Kenneth Road. Its houses date from 2017 on, and the City counted 247 homes built of 702 approved.
To see what is listed now, search homes for sale in Overland Park.
Home values
The Census Bureau’s median value of owner-occupied homes in Overland Park was $413,600 for 2020-2024. That is a survey figure from the American Community Survey, not a sale price. For comparison, the Johnson County Appraiser put the average appraised value of a home in the county at $536,000 for 2026.
A home’s own appraised value is on its Notice of Appraised Value and on the county’s AIMS property lookup. For a pricing review of a specific home, see the home valuation page.
Property taxes in Overland Park
Kansas assesses a home at 11.5 percent of its appraised value (K.S.A. 79-1439). The tax is that assessed value times the total mill levy, divided by 1,000. The statewide 20-mill school levy does not apply to the first $75,000 of a home’s appraised value (K.S.A. 79-201x).
Every address sits in a county tax unit, and in Overland Park the school district makes most of the difference. The 2025 totals:
| School district | 2025 total levy (mills) |
|---|---|
| Blue Valley USD 229 | 104.463 (104.492 in units with a fire district bond) |
| Shawnee Mission USD 512 | 98.929 |
| Olathe USD 233 | 109.991 |
| Spring Hill USD 230 | 118.696 to 118.725 |
Each total includes the State of Kansas (1.5 mills), Johnson County (17.29), county parks (3.023), the county library (3.817), Johnson County Community College (7.873) and the City of Overland Park (14.54, of which 0.961 is for stormwater), plus the school district’s levies and, in Blue Valley and Spring Hill, a recreation commission levy.
As a worked example, a home appraised at $400,000 in the Blue Valley district is assessed at $46,000. At 104.463 mills that comes to $4,805, less $172.50 for the school levy exemption: about $4,630 for 2025. Special assessments, such as the city’s stormwater drainage charge, are added to the same bill.
The Johnson County Appraiser values property as of January 1 and mails Notices of Appraised Value on or before March 1. An informal appeal is due 30 days after the notice was mailed (K.S.A. 79-1448), filed through the county’s appeal portal or by mail; the other route is to pay under protest when the tax is paid. Tax bills go out by November 15, the first half or the full amount is due December 20, and the second half by May 10.
Kansas also refunds part of the property tax to eligible owners through the Homestead (K-40H), SAFESR (K-40PT) and SVR (K-40SVR) claims, filed with the Kansas Department of Revenue between January 1 and April 15.
School districts
Four public school districts serve parts of Overland Park. By the Census Bureau’s current district boundaries, Blue Valley USD 229 covers about 61 percent of the city’s land, Shawnee Mission USD 512 about 27 percent, Olathe USD 233 about 8 percent, and Spring Hill USD 230 a small area in the southwest corner.
District and attendance lines do not follow city limits or neighborhood names, so look up each address. The Johnson County AIMS School Locator returns the district and assigned schools for any address in the county. Olathe Public Schools is consolidating some schools and plans to set new attendance boundaries by January 2027, so check that district’s boundary page for homes in its area.
Utilities and trash
Overland Park does not provide utility or trash service. Electricity comes from Evergy, water from WaterOne and sewer service from Johnson County Wastewater. Natural gas is Kansas Gas Service in most of the city and Atmos Energy in much of the west and south; the county’s gas service map shows which one serves an address.
For trash, the city permits private haulers after reviewing their insurance and inspecting their trucks each year, and residents choose their hauler. The city runs a drop-off recycling center near 119th Street and Hardy Street.
Internet providers listed by the city include AT&T, Everfast Fiber, Google Fiber and Spectrum. The FCC National Broadband Map shows which providers serve a specific address.
Parks and places
- The Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 8909 W. 179th Street: 300 acres with more than 1,700 species in themed gardens and natural landscapes, plus hiking trails.
- Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead, 13800 Switzer Road, open April 1 to October 31.
- The Indian Creek Trail: its 10-mile Overland Park section runs from Foxhill South Park to Forest Creek Park, with a link along Quivira Road to the Tomahawk Creek Trail, about 7 miles long, toward 143rd Street and Olathe. Both trails are paved, about 10 feet wide, with mile markers every half-mile, and every trailhead park has accessible parking.
Flood zones and stormwater
About 7 percent of Overland Park’s land lies in FEMA’s Special Flood Hazard Areas, nearly all of it Zone AE, by Johnson County’s copy of FEMA’s National Flood Hazard Layer. Search any address on FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center before you make an offer.
Part of the city levy, 0.961 mills in 2025, funds stormwater work. The city’s Stormwater Cost-Share Program helps pay for projects on private property that capture, slow or soak up stormwater near where it falls.
Golf nearby
The City of Overland Park owns two public courses: Sykes/Lady Overland Park Golf Club at 12501 Quivira Road, with 27 regulation holes and a 9-hole par-3 course, and St. Andrews Golf Club at 11099 W. 135th Street, with 18 holes. LionsGate is a golf course community in the city, Deer Creek is the community around a course that closed in 2022, and Ironhorse Golf Club, a public course, is at 15400 Mission Road in Leawood.
Youth sports nearby
The city’s SCHEELS Overland Park Soccer Complex at 13700 Switzer Road has 12 lighted, regulation-size synthetic turf fields on 96 acres. MOKAN Basketball and the AdventHealth Sports Park at BluHawk are also in Overland Park, along with several tennis and gymnastics academies. The youth sports facilities guide lists facilities across the metro.
