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You will find Overland Park offers the type of environment where families and businesses thrive.

To learn more about Overland Park in the News visit www.opedc.org/about_op/awards.htm.

Overland Park ranked Number 1 Kid Friendly City
Overland Park ranked first out of 74 similar cities nationwide, earning it an "A+" on the Kid Friendly Cities Report Card. Indicators ranked were population change, health, education, public safety, economics, environment and health improvement. The Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead earned extra credit as a kid friendly feature.
Zero Population Growth’s Kid Friendly Cities Study; August 2001.

Overland Park ranked one of the "best places to live"
According to “Business Development Outlook,” the City of Overland Park is the second-best city in America to live.  The magazine’s ratings were based on scientific measurements of public safety, daily commute times, access to culture and entertainment, and availability of medical and health facilities.  The study used data from the 2000 US Census and rated more than 4,700 American cities.   In 1999, the magazine ranked Overland Park the sixth best city in America to live.  Source:  “Business Development Outlook,” 2001.

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