The 10 Worst Overland Park Suburbs For 2022

The 10 Worst Overland Park Suburbs To Live For 2022

We'll get the ball rolling with Sugar Creek, the absolute worst place to live around Overland Park according to the data.

And in the world of worst rankings, Sugar Creek beat the competition pretty handily thanks to scoring in the bottom 15% in three major categories. Income is the 2nd worst in the Overland Park area, and to make matters worse, the city ranks worst when it comes to home values.

But hey, at least it's cheap to live there. But there's a reason for that... it's Sugar Creek.

You won't feel bad about not having a great income for the area, there aren't a bunch of places to spend your money anyway.

Welcome to Kansas City. Home to KMart, Big Lots, and a lot of gas stations.

This city is 11.0 miles to Overland Park. Income levels here are the 3rd lowest in the metro area, where families bring in about $46,424 a year, which doesn't go a long ways even on a shoestring budget.

But on the bright side, there are a lot of fast food joints in the area.

Back up the highway we go for the third worst Overland Park suburb you can live in. You might have expected to see Harrisonville on here. While the cost of living is low, your entertainment and work options are limited. And that's an understatement.

In terms of numbers, it's in the worst 15% for insurance, and the adult high school drop out rate is poor compared to other Overland Park suburbs.

But at least there are nice parks to bring the kids during the day.

If you live in Grandview, most likely you struggle to make ends meet every month. It ranks as the 4th lowest Overland Park suburb when it comes to residents making money.

Not only that, but this is the 9th worst unemployed suburb you can live in if you choose to live near Overland Park. Remember, we looked at 42 cities for this study.

Grandview is about 9.0 miles to downtown.

Independence has the distinction of being a Overland Park suburb. Which means that's about all it has going for it.

All snarkiness aside, Independence has the 5th lowest home values in the metro Overland Park area, where the median price is $121,200. To put that into perspective, in Fairway, the median income is $250,001, which is the best in the area.

Independence has an unemployment rate of 5.56% which ranks 11th worst.

Kansas City has 491,158 residents that probably know it's a pretty crummy place to live when you look at the data. (Or, if you've ever been there, you don't need to look at the data.)

Incomes are towards the bottom and the poverty rate sits at 15.271546170513348%.

Ah, Riverside. You rank as the 7th worst place to live around Overland Park.

It's the place with the 15th most out of work residents in the Overland Park metro area (4.81%).

Pleasant Hill is a city about 23.2 miles from Overland Park, but Overland Park probably wishes it was further away. It ranks as the 8th worst burb for 2018.

You'd be hard pressed to find a worse place to live. Pleasant Hill has the 18th most uninsured people, 17th worst incomes, and has the 8th highest unemployment rate (5.97%) in the entire Overland Park metro area.

Homes only cost $196,200 for a reason. That's cheap for Overland Park standards.

If you absolutely have to live near Overland Park, then Bonner Springs might be a place for you to consider as it's only the 9th worst Overland Park suburb.

About 3.9% of residents are out of work.

Rounding out the ten worst Overland Park suburbs to call home is Raytown.

Located 14.2 miles outside the city, Raytowns is a real pit when you look at the data. Its residents have the 17th highest unemployment rate (4.71%), and poverty is far above the area average.