Town Hall · Overland Park

Overland Park, KS town hall & government

Overland Park spent $291.3 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,473 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Overland Park's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Overland Park

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Overland Park's money goes

Spent
$291.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$1,473
typical Kansas cities: $2,083
Long-term debt
$92.7 million
$469 per resident
Roads & transportation
$80.7 million28%
Administration & buildings
$65.5 million22%
Police
$47.8 million16%
Parks & libraries
$35.6 million12%
Fire
$30.5 million10%
Sewer & trash
$7.2 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4.9 million2%
Interest on debt
$4.2 million1%
Paid to other governments
$629,000<1%
Other
$14.2 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 39%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • From other local governments 17%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Overland Park

Full-time staff
888
224 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$61,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
260
and 124 full-time firefighters
Police
327 full-time11 part
Parks & libraries
68 full-time199 part
Fire
134 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
118 full-time
Administration & buildings
73 full-time6 part
Health & welfare
48 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
41 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
4 full-time
Other
75 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Overland Park didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Blue Valley Unified School District 229

Overland Park's K–12 school district, shared with Aubry, Leawood and Oxford. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,588
Kansas: $14,966
Students
22,393
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$449.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal

  • Local 48%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 4%

Of the $13,588 per pupil, $8,084 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Overland Park: Shawnee Mission Public Schools Unified School District ($13,332 per pupil) · Olathe Unified School District 233 ($14,977 per pupil) · Spring Hill Unified School District 230 ($11,426 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Overland Park pay

Typical tax bill
$4,364
a year · Kansas typical $2,798
Effective rate
1.06%
of home value · Kansas 1.29%
Typical home value
$413,600
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Overland Park's government

🏛️ Official websiteopkansas.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Overland Park →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Overland Park

Overland Park is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Sharice Davids. Laura Kelly is governor.

All of Overland Park's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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