($1,378) Movers From Charleston, WV to Overland Park, KS

What to know before moving from Charleston to Overland Park

Moving from Charleston to Overland Park comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Overland Park is generally more expensive than Charleston, it’s important to plan ahead and budget carefully for the change.

Check out how the two cities compare so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in Overland Park are 78% higher than in Charleston, which means you’ll have less money in your pocket each month.
• In terms of homeownership, you’ll be able to get more for your money in Charleston.
  Home prices in Overland Park are 181.5% higher than in Charleston.
• Income in Overland Park is 8.6% higher than in Charleston, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in Overland Park include ASE Group, Synergy Group, and Sprint.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Overland Park, since the cost of living for a single person in Overland Park is 57.1% higher than in Charleston. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to Overland Park, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in Overland Park is 24.6% higher than in Charleston.
• The unemployment rate in Overland Park is 51.61% lower than in Charleston.
• You’ll spend more on retail and restaurants in Overland Park, since the city’s sales taxes in Overland Park are 37.29% higher than in Charleston.
• One perk of moving to Overland Park is paying less in state income taxes, which are 12.31% lower than in Charleston.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $4,712.07 in Overland Park to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Charleston.

How life is different in Charleston vs. Overland Park

• The population of Overland Park is about 311% greater than Charleston, so you may find more to see and do in your new surroundings. Of course, with more people can also come increased competition for jobs and housing.
• Your access to buses, shuttles, trams, or trains in Overland Park will be about the same as it currently is in Charleston. The cities share a similar public transportation score, which means their transit systems are comparable in terms of how connected they are, how often they provide service, and how close they are to jobs, housing, retail and food stores, and other important locations.
• You’ll find Overland Park to be about as walkable as Charleston. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 35 and 33 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• If cycling is your thing, Overland Park is considered more bike-friendly than Charleston in terms of designated lanes and connectivity and how many residents opt to commute on two wheels rather than by car. Overland Park has a bike-friendliness score of 46 out of 100, while Charleston is rated as 28 out of 100.
• Overland Park has a lower crime rate than Charleston based on scores of 24.73 and Charleston's 53.94, respectively. The crime index shows how safe a city is perceived to be. So, a lower score generally means less crime.
• You might find more confidence in your overall safety in Overland Park than in Charleston, based on Overland Park’s safety index of 75.27 versus 46.06 for Charleston. With this index, higher scores indicate more safety, particularly around how comfortable residents feel walking alone during the day and at night.
• The air quality in Overland Park and Charleston is generally the same (Good). Cities with good to moderate ratings have clean or acceptable air quality, with the possibility of small pollutants affecting people with certain health conditions like asthma. Anything beyond the moderate rate means increased impact on residents.