ZIP 66212
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 66212 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2022.
Rent in ZIP 66212 changed +3.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 55 Kansas ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.1%.
Rent has risen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($81,477) is $2,037 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,610); a 3-bedroom is $2,100.
5th cheapest of 8 ZIP codes in Overland Park.
ZIP 66214, 2 miles away, rents for 35% less ($1,201/mo), about $7,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 66212. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 66212 (Overland Park, KS) is majority owner-occupied, 49.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 66212 in Overland Park, KS has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 66212 in Overland Park, KS paid around $1,413 a month. That figure now sits near $1,836, up 29.9% from the 2022 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $81,477 today, compared with $69,158 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. The renter share has risen from 40.4% to 43.3%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 46.1% to 49.2% across the same window. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 66212 covers Overland Park, KS. The median rent here is $1,836/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,420/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,610/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($81,477/yr), ZIP 66212 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.4% over the past year.
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