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Top 100 rank: 7Population: 175,000 Unemployment: 5.3% Compare Overland Park to Top 10 Best Places Ask residents why they chose this Kansas City suburb and you hear one thing over and over: the schools.
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Other draws include a 300-acre arboretum and botanical garden, a biweekly farmers' market, and a brand-new 12-field soccer complex, which hosts local and national tournaments. Overland Park's biggest challenge in recent years has been from its largest employer, Sprint. The company laid off more than 3,000 people here from 2007 to 2009. But the town has had enough success attracting new employers that its jobless rate is still well below the national average. What's more, a division of J.P. Morgan plans to move 800 positions here early next year. --Veronica Crews Is Overland Park a great town, or what?
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