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Wichita, KS · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Wichita

Wichita ranks T#51 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 62 — Fun. That puts it in the 63rd percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Kansas.

affordability score
62
Fun
National rank
T#51 of 134
In Kansas
#1 of 1
Percentile
63rd

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Wichita sits 12 points above the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

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Ranked around Wichita

  1. #49 Charleston, WV 64
  2. #50 Aurora, CO 63
  3. T#51 Wichita, KS — this page 62
  4. #53 Columbus, OH 61
  5. #54 Seattle, WA 60

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about Wichita

Wichita scores 20 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: