Rankings
Since 2016, Overland Park has earned more than 100 national recognitions for its quality of life, housing market and family-friendly environment. The city has ranked #1 or #2 on WalletHub’s Best Places to Raise a Family list every year it has appeared since 2016, placed #1 or #2 on Niche’s Best Cities to Buy a House in America list in every appearance since 2018, and ranked among WalletHub’s top 10 Happiest Cities in America every year since 2023.
KC Metro’s Top Public High School (#1) - Niche
Best Cities to Buy a House (#2) - Niche
Best Place to Live in Kansas (#2) - U.S. News
Best Places to Raise a Family(#2) - WalletHub
Top Mid-Sized U.S. Cities for Starting a Career After College(#5) - CoworkingCafe
Happiest Cities in America (#6) - WalletHub
Best Places to Live in the U.S. (#8) - LivabilityÂ
Best Cities to Raise a Family in America (#8) - Niche
Cities with the Best Public Schools in America (#8) - Niche
Safest City in America (#2) - WalletHub
Best Cities to Buy a House in America in 2025 (#2) - Niche
Top 5 Places to Raise a Family in 2025 (#2) - WalletHub
Best U.S. Cities for Small Business (#2) - B2BReviews
Top Mid-Sized U.S. Cities for Starting a Career After College 2025 (#5) - CoworkingCafe
Happiest Cities in America (#5) - WalletHub
The 50 Best Suburbs to Live in the U.S. for Families Seeking Quality Living (#5) - Money Inc
Top 100 Best Places to Live in the US in 2025 (#6) - Livability
Best Cities to Raise a Family in America in 2025 (#7) - Niche
Best Cities to Live in America in 2025 (#8) - Niche
Cities with the Best Public Schools in America (#10) - Niche
Best Cities to Retire in America (#18) - Niche
Cities with the Safest Driving (#22) - ConsumerAffairs
Healthiest Places to Live in America (#33) - Niche
Best Places to Rent (#2) - WalletHub
Top 5 Places to Raise a Family in 2024 (#2) - WalletHub
Best Cities to Buy a House in America (#2) - Niche
10 Best Places for Families to Live in the U.S. (#2) - Travel + Leisure
Happiest Cities in America (#2) - WalletHub
Top 25 Best Places to Live in the Midwest (#4) - Livability
Top 10 Mid-Sized U.S. Cities for Starting a Career After College (#4) - CoworkingCafe
Top 100 Best Places to Live in the U.S. (#7) - Livability
Best Places to Live for Families (#8) - Fortune
Top 10 Cities for Rental Activity in 2024 (#10) - RentCafe
Best Cities for People With Disabilities (#12) - WalletHub
Best Cities for Keeping Your New Year's Resolutions (#12) - WalletHub
15 Most Affordable and Safe Mid-to-Large Cities (#13) - MoneyGeek
Best Cities for Jobs (#25) - WalletHub
Best City for Families (#1) - Livability
Best Places to Raise a Family (#2) - WalletHub
Best Cities to Buy a House (#2) - Niche
Happiest City in the Nation (#4) - WalletHub
Top 100 Best Places to Live (#5) - Livability
Best City for People with Disabilities (#7) - WalletHub
Most Relaxed City in the Nation (#8) - WalletHub
Cities with the Best Public Schools in America (#9) - Niche
Best Cities to Retire in America (#21) - Niche
Best Places to Start a Career (#22) - WalletHub
Best Places to Live (#29) - Money Magazine
Healthiest City in the Nation (#32) - WalletHub
Best Cities for Young Professionals (#43) - Niche
Best Cities to Buy a House (#1) - Niche
Top Farmers Market in the United States (#1) - America's Farmers Market Celebration
Best Places to Rent in the Country (#2) - WalletHub
Best Cities to Raise a Family (#4) - Niche
Best Cities to Live in America (#5) - Niche
Top 100 Best Places to Live (#5) - Livability
Cities with the Best Public Schools (#8) - Niche
Best Places to Retire (#14) - Niche
Best Places to Raise a Family (#1) - WalletHub, June 1
Best Places to Rent in America (#3) - WalletHub, July 21
Best Cities to Live in America (#4) - Niche, March 16
Cities Whose Unemployment Rates are Bouncing Back the Most (#4) - WalletHub, February 3
Top Cities where Women are Successful (#5) - SmartAsset, April 21
Best Places to Live (#7) - Money Magazine, September 15
Best Places to Start a Career (#8) - WalletHub, May 17
Best Cities for Single Dads (#16) - LawnStarter, June 14
Happiest Cities (#28) - WalletHub, March 8
Best Cities to Buy a House (#1) - Niche, June 15
Best Cities to be Stuck at Home (#4) - LawnStarter, August 11
Least Stressed Cities in America (#5) - WalletHub, July 13
Best Cities to Raise a Family in America (#6) - Niche, January 16
Top 100 Places to Live (#7) - Livability.com, October 6
Best Cities for Young Professionals (#7) - SmartAsset, July 28
Cities where Women are Most Successful (#11) - SmartAsset, June 24
Best Places to Rent in America (#14) - WalletHub, July 22
Happiest Cities in America (#15) - WalletHub, March 9
Top Cities where Retirees are Moving (#25) - SmartAsset, March 10
Millennial Homeownership Rate (#27) - SmartAsset, January 16
The Top 10 U.S. Cities to Raise a Family (#1) - HouseMethod.com, October 28
20 Best Places to Live in the Midwest (#2) - Money Inc
Best Cities for First-Time Home Buyers (#2) - WalletHub, July 9
Best Places to Buy a House (#3) - WalletHub, August 27
Least Stressed Cities (#4) - WalletHub, July 15
Best Places to Live in America (#7) - Niche, April 1
Most Livable Mid-Size Cities (#9) - SmartAsset
Most Undervalued Cities in America (#17) - SmartAsset, June 25
Best Cities for People With Disabilities (#1) - WalletHub, October 2
Best Places to Raise a Family (#1) - WalletHub, September 4
Best Places to Buy a House (#2) - Niche, March 13
Best Places for Staycation (#4) - Expedia Viewfinder, January 10
Most Popular Large Cities to Relocate to (#6) - moveBuddha, June 7
Best Places to Rent in America (#7) - WalletHub, July 25
Hottest Zip Codes in the United States (#8) - Realtor.com, September 26
Best Cities for Wallet Fitness (#8) - WalletHub, December 5
Most Undervalued Cities in America (#11) - SmartAsset, September 26
Top 25 Cities Where Millennials Are Buying Homes (#11) - SmartAsset, January 25
Best Places to Live (#11) - Livability, January 17
Best Cities for Keeping Your New Year's Resolutions (#13) - WalletHub, December 20
Best Places to Live (#15) - Time/Money, September 28
Happiest Cities (#15) - WalletHub, March 12
Best Place to Live in Kansas (#1 in Kansas) - Insider, January 11
Best Cities for Young Families to Buy a Home (#17 overall, #1 in the Midwest) - ValuePenguin, May 17
25 Best Counties in the Country to Live in (Johnson County, #23) - USA TODAY Money, February 6
Healthiest Cities (#30) - WalletHub, February 12
Economic Well-Being (#1) - WalletHub, December 13
Best Cities for People with Disabilities (#1) - WalletHub, October 3
Best Places to Raise a Family (#1) - WalletHub, September 5
Best Cities for Quality of Life (#4) - NerdWallet, October 16
Most Undervalued Cities in America (#4) - SmartAsset, June 28
Best Cities to Be Self-Employed (#6) - SmartAsset, September 27
America's Hottest Zip Codes (#8) - Realtor.com, October 19
Best Cities for Young Professionals (#8) - SmartAsset, September 19
Best Places to Live: Medium Cities (#8) - Military Times, September 11
Best Cities to Live in America (#8) - Niche, April 17
Top 100 Best Places to Live (#9) - Livability, March 28
Best Places to Practice to Avoid Burnout (#10) - Medscape, May 10
Safest Cities in America (#14) - Niche, August 3
Happiest Places to Live (#17) - WalletHub, March 13
Best Cities for Jobs (#19) - WalletHub, January 4
Healthiest Cities in America (#25) - WalletHub, February 13
Best Cities for Women in Tech (#50) - SmartAsset, March 22
Best Cities for Families (#1) - WalletHub, September 7
Best Cities for First-Time Home Buyers (#1) - WalletHub, July 18
Best Cities in the Nation to Find a Job (#2) - WalletHub
Best Cities for Tech (#4) - DataFox
Best Cities for WalletFitness (#6) - WalletHub, November 29
Best Cities to Live in America (#6) - Niche
The 10 Most Successful Cities in America (#7) - Zippia
Top 10 Most Educated Mid-Sized Cities in America (#9) - MySidewalk, July 13
Best Cities to Retire (#35) - WalletHub, August 15
Top 100 Best Places to Live (#14) - Livability