Wichita
How does Wichita compare to other Midwestern cities?
Forbes table of Best Cities for Jobs in 2008 ranks Wichita #2
Wichita has won the national distinction of “All-American City” not once, but three times.
Wichita
- has big-city opportunities with a “small-town” feel
- is the largest city in Kansas, population approx. 358,000 (50th largest city in the U.S.)
- has affordable housing - one of the lowest cost-of-living indices in the nation - and great schools (both public and private)
- is known as the “Air Capital” because of aircraft manufacturing, being home to six major aircraft manufacturing companies and McConnell Air Force Base
- is friendly, open and generous, with a commitment to hard work and traditional values
- is home to three universities, Newman University, Friends University, and Wichita State University, with nationally recognized academic and athletic programs
- was ranked ninth on CNN/Money and Money magazine’s list of the 10 best big cities to live in the United States - July of 2006
- boasts abundant cultural and recreational activities:
- Wichita Art Museum and numerous private galleries
- Wichita Symphony Orchestra
- Music Theatre of Wichita
- Botanica, the Wichita Gardens
- Exploration Place children’s museum and discovery center
- Metropolitan Ballet of Wichita
- Museum of World Treasures
- Mid-American All-Indian Center
- Professional baseball, hockey and arena football teams
- Nationwide professional golf tournament (formerly the Nike Tour)
- Over 35 golf courses in the area
- National Baseball Congress (summer tournament of amateur and semi-pro teams)
- Sedgwick County Zoo
- Wichita River Festival
- Disc golf courses
- has all four seasons and is fairly temperate - high temperature in July of 93, low temperature in Jan of 20; the sun shines for at least part of 225 days a year
- has some of the most impressive thunderstorms in the nation
- possibly but rarely gets tornadoes (the tornadoes seem to be more common in rural Kansas), but is free of earthquakes, hurricanes, smog and tidal waves!
- Area Schools
- Wichita School District
- Goddard School District
- Andover School District
- Private Schools
- Wichita Preschools
- Linda Hollis is a local real estate agent that has worked with many of our residents. Her website has a home search link where you can get an idea of home prices and options in the area.
This is an image of the Keeper of the Plains statue that stands in downtown Wichita were the Big and Little Arkansas Rivers meet. This area by the rivers is a wonderful place to visit, especially on weekend nights when they light the “ring of fire” around the statue’s base.
