A 2021 housing study said Overland Park needed to build around 4,500 more homes valued at roughly $321,000 (in 2025 dollars) or less. Since then, just one home has been built in the city at that price point.
That’s according to a new housing needs assessment that determined Overland Park has a persistent shortage of housing, one that’s only getting worse.
Putting it succinctly, Councilmember Amy Antrim, who works professionally as a realtor, said that, “especially in this ‘missing middle’ price range, it’s very, very hard to find homes in our city.”…