Overland Park is a great place to call home.
From our low crime rate and excellent schools to attractions, such as the Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead and the Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, OP remains a nationally recognized city.
Awards/Honors
- One of the top 20 best places to raise your kids in America - BusinessWeek - 2008
- One of the top 10 best places to live in America - Money magazine - 2008 and 2006
- "Best Kansas City Place for Family Bonding," Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead - Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect - 2008
- Favorite "Free Place to Visit," and Finalist, Favorite "Day Trip," Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead - KC Parent Magazine - 2008
- Favorite "Family Walking Trail," Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, and Finalist, Favorite "Family Walking Trail," Indian Creek Hike/Bike Trail - KC Parent Magazine - 2008
- One of the "top 50 cities to live and play" by National Geographic Adventure magazine - 2007
- One of the 20 best places to live and work - 2003
- Third "hottest town" to live in the central region - 2003
- No. 1 kid-friendly city in the nation - 2001
- Second best city to live in America - 2001
- Top 10 list of "America's Best Cities for Women" - 2001
- Second smartest city in the nation - 2000
- 10th best city in the United States for doing business - 2000
- Sixth kid-friendly city in the nation - 1999
- Sixth best city in America to live - 1999
- One of 50 Fabulous Places to Raise a Family - 1997, 1993
- One of 13 AAA rated communities in the nation in a quality of life index - County Economic Research Institute - 1996.