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City guide · Kansas
Moving to Wichita, KS
Aviation industry, plains, low cost.
Pop. 398kCost index 89.0 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $950/moMedian home $175kWalk score 36
Wichita (metro area) has an overall price level 89.0 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
89.0Housing index
71.2Groceries index (modeled)
97.3Utilities index (modeled)
98.3Electricity rate
15.3 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
97.8Median home value (est.)
$175,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$950/moKansas unemployment is 3.9% with median household income $76k.
Unemployment rate
3.9%Median household income
$75,514Per-capita income
$41,580Labor-force participation
66.6%Right-to-work state
YesNurse Licensure Compact
MemberWichita: median home value $175,000.
Home value
$175,000Rent
$950/moHomeownership rate
68.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
30/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
HighEarthquake risk
LowKansas 4th-grade math proficiency: 39.6% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
39.6%Per-pupil spending
$13,460Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
58.0%Notable universities
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