Sanctuary, Overland Park, Kansas: neighborhood scene

Explore Sanctuary

Sanctuary is a neighborhood in Overland Park, Kansas: a guide to its homes, parks, shopping, schools and getting around, as of Oct 10, 2026.

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Living in Sanctuary

Homes for sale in Sanctuary

Sanctuary by the numbers

Homes for sale
As of Oct 10, 2026
Median sale price, past 12 months
As of Oct 10, 2026
$1,246,141

HouseLoop Vision in Sanctuary

As of Oct 10, 2026

HouseLoop Vision has looked at the photos of all 10 homes for sale in Sanctuary.

What HouseLoop Vision found that the MLS didn't

As of Oct 10, 2026, these are features HouseLoop Vision found in the listing photos of Sanctuary homes for sale that the homes' MLS data doesn't list.

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HouseLoop Vision reads the listing photos. Listing data: Heartland MLS.

Sanctuary housing market

Housing trends

MeasureOct 2025–Sep 2026Sep 2025–Aug 2026Oct 2024–Sep 2025Change
Median sale price$1,221,546$1,246,141$820,000+49%
Median price per sq ft$331$331$250+32.4%
Median days to contract86106——
Sell-to-list ratio100%100%——
Homes sold18175+260%
New listings221813+69.2%
Went under contract18159+100%

Aggregate market statistics from Heartland MLS · as of Oct 1, 2026 · per-address sold prices excluded per Heartland §12.3(b). Change compares Oct 2025–Sep 2026 with Oct 2024–Sep 2025.

Home sales

Homes sold, by month. Jan 2025 to Sep 2026. Updated Oct 10, 2026.
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About Sanctuary

Sanctuary is a neighborhood in south Overland Park, Kansas (ZIP 66221). Listed home addresses run along Earnshaw Street and W 173rd Terrace.

Bedroom counts in listings run from 3 to 6.

Most homes in our listing records have about 2,510 to 4,760 above-grade finished square feet, with a typical size of about 3,620. Bedroom counts run from 3 to 6, with a typical count of 5. Bathroom counts (full plus half) are mostly 4 to 8.

The typical lot in our listing records is about 0.34 acres, and most lots run from 0.22 to 1.02 acres.

About 93% of homes list a basement in our listing records, and about 39% list a finished basement. The typical home lists 3 garage spaces in our listing records.

Getting around Sanctuary

Distances below are straight-line miles from the middle of Sanctuary, not driving distance.

  • Downtown Overland Park (Clock Tower Plaza)

    about 12.1 miles (straight-line)

  • Oak Park Mall

    about 9.6 miles (straight-line)

  • Corporate Woods

    about 8.2 miles (straight-line)

  • Overland Park Convention Center

    about 8.7 miles (straight-line)

  • Johnson County Community College

    about 7.5 miles (straight-line)

  • Downtown Kansas City, MO (Power & Light District)

    about 21.0 miles (straight-line)

  • Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, MO

    about 17.2 miles (straight-line)

  • Kansas City International Airport (MCI)

    about 33.7 miles (straight-line)

Parks in Sanctuary

  • Coffee Creek Streamway Park, Overland Park, Kansas

    Coffee Creek Streamway Park

    Park, about 0.7 miles from the neighborhood (straight-line).

    Official site

  • Arthur & Betty Verhaeghe Park, Overland Park, Kansas

    Arthur & Betty Verhaeghe Park

    Park, about 0.7 miles from the neighborhood (straight-line).

    11401 W 167th St, Overland Park, KS 66221

    Official site

  • Heritage Park, Overland Park, Kansas

    Heritage Park

    Park, about 1.6 miles from the neighborhood (straight-line).

    16000 Pflumm Road, Olathe 66062

  • Four Lakes Park, Overland Park, Kansas

    Four Lakes Park

    Park, about 1.8 miles from the neighborhood (straight-line).

  • Bietigheim-Bissingen Park, Overland Park, Kansas

    Bietigheim-Bissingen Park

    Park, about 1.8 miles from the neighborhood (straight-line).

    11750 159th St, Overland Park, KS 66062

Things to do in Sanctuary

  • Heritage Park Golf Course, Overland Park, Kansas

    Heritage Park Golf Course

    Golf course, about 1.8 miles from the neighborhood (straight-line).

    16447 Constance St, Olathe, KS 66062

  • Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, Overland Park, Kansas

    Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens

    Botanical garden, about 2.1 miles from the neighborhood (straight-line).

    8909 W 179th St, Overland Park, KS 66013

  • Wolf Creek Golf, Overland Park, Kansas

    Wolf Creek Golf

    Private golf club, about 2.2 miles from the neighborhood (straight-line).

    18695 S Lackman Rd, Olathe, KS 66062

    Official site

  • EPOC KC, Overland Park, Kansas

    EPOC KC

    Physical fitness program, about 3.0 miles from the neighborhood (straight-line).

    16060 Foster, Overland Park, KS 66085

Shopping in Sanctuary

  • Cosentino's Market, Overland Park, Kansas

    Cosentino's Market

    Supermarket store, about 2.7 miles from the neighborhood (straight-line).

    8051 W 160th St, Overland Park, KS 66223

    Official site

  • T.J. Maxx, Overland Park, Kansas

    T.J. Maxx

    Department store, about 2.7 miles from the neighborhood (straight-line).

    7921 W 160th St, Overland Park, KS 66223

  • Bluhawk, Overland Park, Kansas

    Bluhawk

    Shopping mall, about 2.8 miles from the neighborhood (straight-line).

    7951 W 160th St, Overland Park, KS 66223

Restaurants in Sanctuary

  • Red Door Woodfired Grill, Overland Park, Kansas

    Red Door Woodfired Grill

    American restaurant, about 2.8 miles from the neighborhood (straight-line).

    8001 W 159th St, Overland Park, KS 66223

    Official site

  • Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ Dining, Overland Park, Kansas

    Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ Dining

    Japanese restaurant, about 2.9 miles from the neighborhood (straight-line).

    7865 W 159th St, Overland Park, KS 66223

    Official site

  • Cactus Grill, Overland Park, Kansas

    Cactus Grill

    Mexican restaurant, about 2.9 miles from the neighborhood (straight-line).

    7841 W 159th St, Overland Park, KS 66223

    Official site

  • Of Course Kitchen & Company, Overland Park, Kansas

    Of Course Kitchen & Company

    Restaurant, about 3.0 miles from the neighborhood (straight-line).

    7753 W 159th St, Overland Park, KS 66223

Schools in Sanctuary

Served by Blue Valley School District. Check the district's own locator to confirm the school for a specific address.

Blue Valley School District

Blue Valley School District serves Sanctuary.

District website

Youth sports near Sanctuary

As of Oct 9, 2026, these are the 8 youth sports and activity programs closest to Sanctuary, by straight-line distance.

Basketball

Blue Valley Recreation runs a fall youth basketball league for kindergarten through eighth grade, August through October, and a winter league for kindergarten through seventh grade, November through February. MOKAN Basketball holds weekly skill sessions for grades four through eight at its Overland Park training facility.

  • AdventHealth Sports Park at Bluhawk, Overland Park, Kansas

    AdventHealth Sports Park at Bluhawk

    • Bluhawk Basketball Camp · ages 8⁠–⁠16
    • Bluhawk Sports Camp · ages 5⁠–⁠13
    • Learn to Play Hockey
    • Learn to Skate
    • +8 more programs
    • 8 basketball courts
    • 16 volleyball courts

    16201 Shawnee Drive, Overland Park, KS 66223

    3.0 miles from Sanctuary

    AdventHealth Sports Park at Bluhawk youth programs

Gymnastics

Impact Gymnastics teaches everything from Baby and Me classes for infants 6 to 18 months to recreational gymnastics, tumbling and trampoline for older kids. Blue Valley Recreation offers preschool gymnastics and Tumbling I, II and III for ages 6 to 15.

  • Kansas City Athletic Cheer, Overland Park, Kansas

    Kansas City Athletic Cheer

    • Tiny Tumbling · ages 3⁠–⁠6
    • Beginning Tumbling
    • Pixies · ages 3⁠–⁠5
    • Royalty · ages 6⁠–⁠8
    • +7 more programs
    • Tumbling and cheer training gym

    6855 W 152nd Terrace, Overland Park, KS 66213

    4.0 miles from Sanctuary

    Kansas City Athletic Cheer youth programs

Martial arts

Tiger-Rock Martial Arts runs Tiger-Cubs, Junior and Teen programs for ages 4 to 15 at two Overland Park locations. Other schools in and near Overland Park teach karate, taekwondo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Krav Maga, each with classes for kids.

Swim lessons

Goldfish Swim School in Overland Park teaches lessons from 4 months old, and its Swim Force program serves ages 5 to 12. The Kansas City Blazers swim club trains age-group swimmers, 10 and under and 11 to 14, at Johnson County school pools.

More youth sports

Heartland Soccer runs league play at the Scheels Overland Park Soccer Complex, and the Blue Valley Recreation Sports Complex has 24 baseball and softball fields. The Bluhawk Skating Academy teaches Snowplow Sam for ages 3½ to 5 and Basic Skills for ages 6 to 14.

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    Westside Dance Company

    • Dance Classes · ages 3⁠–⁠18

    7524 W 161st St, Overland Park, KS 66085

    3.1 miles from Sanctuary

    Westside Dance Company youth programs

  • Denise’s Dance Academy, Overland Park, Kansas

    Denise’s Dance Academy

    • Combo Classes · ages 3⁠–⁠7
    • Tap, Jazz Ballet Combo · ages 7⁠–⁠9

    7230 W 162nd Terrace, Overland Park, KS 66085

    3.2 miles from Sanctuary

    Denise’s Dance Academy youth programs

  • First Act Theatre Arts, Dance Studio, Overland Park, Kansas

    First Act Theatre Arts, Dance Studio

    • Mommy & Me · ages 2⁠–⁠4
    • Young Mover Dance Classes · ages 3⁠–⁠6
    • Ballet Classes · ages 7⁠–⁠18
    • Tap Dance Classes · ages 7⁠–⁠18
    • +4 more programs
    • Dance studio

    6800 W 153rd St, Suite A, Overland Park, KS 66223

    4.0 miles from Sanctuary

    First Act Theatre Arts, Dance Studio youth programs

Working in Sanctuary

The City of Overland Park lists these as its principal employers (citywide, not specific to Sanctuary) in its 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.

From the center of Sanctuary (the middle of the homes we list there), the drive to downtown Kansas City (T-Mobile Center) is about 31 minutes (28 miles), and the drive to Corporate Woods, an Overland Park office district, is about 16 minutes (12.3 miles). Times are one way, measured without live traffic, so rush hour runs longer.

The report prints a 2024 total of 13,342 employees (21.0%) that does not equal the sum of its ten rows; percentages are therefore not repeated here. Quoted as printed, name spellings as printed.

  • HCA Midwest Health

    Ranked 1 on the city's 2024 list of principal employers, with 10,051 employees.

  • Tmobile US Inc./Sprint

    Ranked 2 on the city's 2024 list of principal employers, with 4,000 employees.

  • Black and Veatch

    Ranked 3 on the city's 2024 list of principal employers, with 2,210 employees.

  • Shamrock Trading Corporation

    Ranked 4 on the city's 2024 list of principal employers, with 1,850 employees.

  • SelectQuote Inc.

    Ranked 5 on the city's 2024 list of principal employers, with 1,200 employees.

  • Netsmart

    Ranked 6 on the city's 2024 list of principal employers, with 1,036 employees.

  • IQVIA Holdings Inc.

    Ranked 7 on the city's 2024 list of principal employers, with 905 employees.

  • Cerris (formerly MMC Corp.)

    Ranked 8 on the city's 2024 list of principal employers, with 789 employees.

  • Creative Planning LLC

    Ranked 9 on the city's 2024 list of principal employers, with 752 employees.

  • PNC Financial Services Group

    Ranked 10 on the city's 2024 list of principal employers, with 600 employees.

New homes in Sanctuary

10 homes built in the last two years are for sale or coming soon in Sanctuary. As of Oct 10, 2026.

Builders named in these listings: BCI-Bowen Custom Homes, Gabriel Homes, James Engle Custom Homes, Nell Homes, Tall Timber Custom Homes

Sanctuary questions

Where is Sanctuary?

In south Overland Park, Kansas (ZIP 66221). Listed home addresses run along Earnshaw Street and W 173rd Terrace.

What kinds of homes are in Sanctuary?

Bedroom counts in listings run from 3 to 6.

Which school district serves Sanctuary?

Blue Valley School District. Check the district's locator for a specific address.

How big are the homes in Sanctuary?

Most homes in our listing records have about 2,510 to 4,760 above-grade finished square feet, with a typical size of about 3,620. Bedroom counts run from 3 to 6, with a typical count of 5. Bathroom counts (full plus half) are mostly 4 to 8. Figures come from our listing records.

How far is Sanctuary from downtown Overland Park and the airport?

Straight-line from the middle of Sanctuary: about 12.1 miles to Downtown Overland Park, about 21.0 miles to Downtown Kansas City, MO and about 33.7 miles to Kansas City International Airport. These are straight-line miles, not driving distance.