Overland Park ranks as the third-safest city in the United States, according to WalletHub's 2026 "Safest Cities in America" report.

Overland Park ranked third among 182 cities in WalletHub’s 2026 safety study. The Kansas City Star covered the report's release. Overland Park scored 70.19 out of 100, trailing only Juneau, Alaska, and Warwick, Rhode Island.

The ranking marks a one-spot drop from 2025, when the city held the No. 2 position.

WalletHub highlighted road safety as one contributor. Overland Park posted the 19th-lowest pedestrian fatality rate among the cities studied, the 21st-lowest percentage of uninsured motorists and the 15th-lowest traffic fatality rate.

Financial stability also set the city apart. WalletHub reported that Overland Park has a 3.5% unemployment rate, the 14th-lowest among the cities analyzed. The city posted the fourth-highest median credit score and the third-lowest share of residents living in poverty.

Homeowners fare well too. Overland Park ranked ninth-lowest for the share of mortgage holders spending 35% or more of their income on housing. The city also ranked fourth-highest for employer-based retirement plan access and sixth-highest for participation.

WalletHub grouped its 41 metrics into three categories: Home & Community Safety, Natural-Disaster Risk and Financial Safety. Data came from federal agencies including the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). WalletHub collected the data as of Sept. 21, 2026.

Overland Park's category rankings showed a split between sources. The WalletHub report's table listed the city fourth in Home & Community Safety, while The Kansas City Star reported it ninth in that category. Both sources agreed on 138th in Natural-Disaster Risk and seventh in Financial Safety.

Nearby Kansas City, Missouri, landed at No. 142 with a score of 50.57. That city ranked 158th in Home & Community Safety, 29th in Natural-Disaster Risk and 65th in Financial Safety. Kansas City placed 176th in assaults per capita, among the highest rates of the 182 cities studied.

Burlington, Vermont, and South Burlington, Vermont, rounded out the national top five behind Overland Park.