2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Lake Forest, IL vs Overland Park, KS

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- The average commute for residents of Overland Park is 14.4% shorter than it is for residents of Lake Forest.
- 33.8% fewer residents of Overland Park work from home compared to residents of Lake Forest.
 Lake Forest, ILOverland Park, KSUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Lake Forest, ILOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Auto (alone)51.9%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock5.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit14.2%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.1%0.5%
 Walk5.5%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock15.6%9.7%
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 Lake Forest, ILOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.5.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.5%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.12.4%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock22.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.8.9%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.7.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.7%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock3.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.18.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.6%2.9%
Reviews for Lake Forest    4 Reviews

We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in  More

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Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  More

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Reviews for Overland Park    38 Reviews

James · 

Wasted 20 yrs living here, a lot of people want out but get trapped once they have families, I consider myself lucky and happy to have left this dump. This place is  More

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Overland Park is family Utopia. If you want a good place to raise your family with above average to great public schooling then OP is the place for you. Housing is a  More

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We visited Overland Park and a very nice place. I was also told that Overland Park is also one of the most expensive cities to live in the US. In looking at the water  More

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