I often see those two words used together like "overrated & overvalued". That implies that they have different connotations. I wonder if that's really the case or they are used together just for emphasis.
Although there is a slight difference between the meanings of "to value" and "to rate" I wonder if that's reflected on their "over" counterparts.
Answer
Overrated means that people hold it in higher esteem than they ought to. Overrated implies that people have a (too) high opinion.
Overvalued means that people place too high a monetary value on the thing in question. They may over value it because they overrate it, but the converse is not necessarily true.
In the case of the expression "overrated and overvalued" I suspect that there is a possiblity that it is being used for emphasis, but one would have to see it in context to see whether a literal interpretation is apt or whether it should be taken more figuratively.
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