Overland Park Kansas

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Overland Park KS has been recognized and given awards for so many things. It is a great place to live and raise your family. Crime rate is low and there are excellent schools and attractions in Overland Park. Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead and the Arboretum and Botanical Gardens are great, nationally recognized attractions in OP.

Awards and Recognitions that Overland Park has won

2008

• One of the top 20 best places to raise your kids in America – BusinessWeek – 2008
• “Best Kansas City Place for Family Bonding,” Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead – Nickelodeon’s ParentsConnect – 2008
• Favorite “Free Place to Visit,” and Finalist, Favorite “Day Trip,” Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead – KC Parent Magazine – 2008
• Favorite “Family Walking Trail,” Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, and Finalist, Favorite “Family Walking Trail,” Indian Creek Hike/Bike Trail – KC Parent Magazine – 2008

2007

• One of the “top 50 cities to live and play” by National Geographic Adventure magazine – 2007

2006

• One of the top 10 best places to live in America – Money magazine – 2008 and 2006

2003

• One of the 20 best places to live and work – 2003
• Third “hottest town” to live in the central region – 2003

2001

• No. 1 kid-friendly city in the nation – 2001
• Second best city to live in America – 2001
• Top 10 list of “America’s Best Cities for Women” – 2001

2000

• Second smartest city in the nation – 2000
• 10th best city in the United States for doing business – 2000

1999

• Sixth kid-friendly city in the nation – 1999
• Sixth best city in America to live – 1999

1997

• One of 50 Fabulous Places to Raise a Family – 1997, 1993

1996

• One of 13 AAA rated communities in the nation in a quality of life index – County Economic Research Institute – 1996.

1993

• One of 50 Fabulous Places to Raise a Family – 1997, 1993