The Overland Park sales tax rate is 9.35% on most purchases, combining the 6.5% Kansas state rate, 1.475% for Johnson County, and 1.375% for the city itself. Groceries are taxed at a lower rate because the state eliminated its share on food in 2025, and certain shopping centers add a surcharge that can push the total above 11%.
How the 9.35% Breaks Down
Three taxing authorities each add a percentage, and the retailer collects the sum as a single line on your receipt.
- State of Kansas, 6.5%: The baseline rate on most retail sales of goods and taxable services statewide, set by K.S.A. 79-3603.1Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Kansas Statutes 79-3603 – Retailers Sales Tax Imposed; Rate
- Johnson County, 1.475%: Five separate county levies combine to this figure, funding general county operations, stormwater management, public safety, the courthouse, and the county research triangle.2City of Roeland Park. Sales Tax Rates
- City of Overland Park, 1.375%: The city rate is authorized under K.S.A. 12-187, which requires voter approval before any Kansas city can impose or raise a local sales tax. Part of the city share is a 0.375% dedicated transportation tax that voters approved for the OP Moves program.3Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Kansas Code 12-187 – Countywide and City Retailers Sales Taxes
Add the three (6.5 plus 1.475 plus 1.375) and you get the 9.35% that shows up on most receipts in town. Kansas does not hold a statewide sales tax holiday, so the rate applies year-round.
Shopping Centers With a Higher Rate
Some commercial developments in Overland Park carry an extra sales tax on top of the 9.35%. The surcharge funds infrastructure inside the development, so shoppers who use the area pay for it rather than residents citywide.
A Community Improvement District (CID), authorized under Kansas law, can add sales tax in 0.10% or 0.25% increments up to 2%.4Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Kansas Code 12-6a31 – Community Improvement District Sales Tax CID money typically pays for streetscaping, parking structures, and public space inside a defined boundary. A center with the maximum 2% CID surcharge brings the total to 11.35%.
A Transportation Development District (TDD) works the same way but funds road widening, intersection work, and parking tied to the development. Under K.S.A. 12-17,145, a TDD can add up to 1% in sales tax, in the same 0.10% or 0.25% increments.5Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Kansas Code 12-17,145 – Transportation Development District Sales Tax Some Overland Park locations sit inside both a CID and a TDD, stacking the two surcharges.
You can usually tell you shopped in one of these zones by looking at the receipt, which itemizes the extra levy, or by checking for signage near the store entrance. The extra points add up on larger purchases.
Grocery Tax in Overland Park
Kansas phased out the state’s 6.5% sales tax on groceries over three years, dropping it to 4% in 2023, 2% in 2024, and 0% on January 1, 2025.6Kansas Department of Revenue. Pub. KS-1223 Food Sales Tax Rate Reduction The elimination applies only to the state share. All local and county taxes still apply to food, including any CID or TDD surcharge.7Office of the Governor. Governor Kelly Announces Food Sales Tax Completely Eliminated
In practice, groceries in most of Overland Park are taxed at about 2.85% (1.475% county plus 1.375% city). Buy groceries inside a special district and that district’s surcharge applies on top. For a household spending $800 a month on food, the full phase-out saves roughly $624 a year compared with when the state’s 6.5% still applied.
Online Purchases and Use Tax
If you order something from an out-of-state seller and no sales tax is collected, Kansas still expects the equivalent amount. The compensating use tax runs at the same combined rate that would have applied had you bought the item locally.8Kansas Department of Revenue. Sales Tax and Compensating Use Tax Purchases from the five states with no general sales tax (Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon) are automatically subject to Kansas use tax.
Most large online retailers already collect Kansas tax because the state requires any remote seller or marketplace facilitator with at least $100,000 in annual Kansas sales to collect and remit. Smaller out-of-state sellers may fall below that threshold, and when they do, the obligation to report and pay shifts to you as the buyer. Individuals can pay the use tax on the Kansas income tax return or by filing standalone Form CT-10U with the Department of Revenue.
What’s Exempt
Most physical goods you buy at retail are taxable at the full 9.35%: furniture, electronics, clothing, building materials, vehicles. Kansas also taxes certain services, including installation labor, commercial utility usage, and software modifications.
The exemptions in K.S.A. 79-3606 are mostly institutional rather than consumer-facing. Sales to government agencies, public and private nonprofit hospitals, and nonprofit blood and tissue banks are exempt. So are sales to public and private schools and nonprofit educational institutions when the items are used for nonsectarian programs.9Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Kansas Code 79-3606 – Exempt Sales Qualifying organizations present a numbered exemption certificate from the Kansas Department of Revenue at the register.10Kansas Department of Revenue. Exemption Certificate Welcome Page There is no general consumer exemption for clothing, back-to-school items, or similar categories.