Sales & Property Taxes

Overland Park uses revenue from sales and property taxes to maintain its operating budget, approved each August by the Governing Body.

Sales Tax: 8.650 percent

Sales tax is collected on the purchase of tangible goods and services.

Overland Park has a 1 cent sales tax supporting general operations and a 1/8 cent sales tax for street improvements. The city also receives a portion of select county sales taxes.

The city continually monitors sales tax revenues. Revenue projections are updated quarterly to reflect current trends and receipts. Almost half of the city's annual current revenue is from sales taxes.

Additional information regarding sales tax rates can be obtained from the Kansas Department of Revenue.

* The sales tax rate is higher at Oak Park Mall (additional .5 percent) and Deer Creek Woods Shopping Center (additional 1 percent) because a TDD, or Transportation Development District, is in effect.

Property Tax: 8.890 mills

Property taxes are levied on real estate and property and help support services including public safety, snow removal, street repair, Animal Control, Parks & Recreation programs, debt payment and more.

A property's total tax rate includes levies for the State of Kansas, Johnson County, the respective school district and Johnson County Community College.

Overland Park receives around 10 percent of the total property tax paid by each property in Overland Park. At 8.890 mills (2010 Budget), Overland Park's tax rate is less than half of our neighboring communities and the lowest of any first class city in Kansas.

Overland Park receives less than 20 percent of its current annual revenue from property taxes.