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Cost of living in Olathe
Housing is close to the US average. Rents, home prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes.
Median rent
$1,314/mo
3% below US
Median home value
$340,600
12% above US
Median household income
$112,232
43% above US
Rent as share of income
14%
US 21%
Home price to income
3.0×
US 3.9×
Sales tax
9.475%
Rent by number of bedrooms
HUD 2027 fair market rents for Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area (gross rent including utilities, near the 40th percentile of local rents). Source: HUD USER.
How Olathe compares
- Olathe$1,314
- Kansas$1,029
- United States$1,348
- Overland Park$1,455
- Olathe$340,600
- Kansas$203,400
- United States$303,400
- Overland Park$384,400
Taxes
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Questions
Is Olathe expensive to live in?
Housing in Olathe is close to the national average: median rent is $1,314 (3% below US) and the median home value is $340,600 (12% above US).
How much is rent in Olathe?
The median gross rent is $1,314 a month. HUD’s 2027 fair market rents for the area are studio $1,257, 1 bedroom $1,366, 2 bedrooms $1,546, 3 bedrooms $2,020, 4 bedrooms $2,419.
How much of their income do renters spend in Olathe?
At the median, a year’s rent ($15,768) equals about 14% of the median household income ($112,232); nationally it’s about 21%.
What are taxes like in Olathe?
Sales tax is 9.475% and property taxes run about 1.18% of home value a year.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates; HUD fair market rents; Kansas DOR Pub. KS-1700 city/county/special jurisdiction rates, effective 10/01/2026.