• Wichita Tops ‘Best Places’ Lists
  Engineers who live and work in Wichita already know it’s an amazing place, but don’t take our word for it.
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• Staying the Course
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• Steady Stream
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• Flying High With Bombardier Learjet
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• PlasticFab Ensures Highest Quality in Composite Structures
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• Airbus Takes to the Skies
  Wichita office is primary design center for the A380 wing
• Rolling Out the Red Carpet
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• Beyond Networking
  YPW helps attract and retain young talent
• Great Quality of Life? You’ll Find It Here
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• Growing With the Aviation Industry
  National Institute for Aviation Research expands research and testing capabilities
• Forging Connections
  Workforce Alliance keeps region on the cutting edge
• Sunny Forecast for Airborne Economy
  Wichita is well positioned as the global aircraft leader

Wichita Tops ‘Best Places’ Lists
Engineers who live and work in Wichita already know it’s an amazing place, but don’t take our word for it.

Engineers who live and work in Wichita already know it’s an amazing place, but don’t take our word for it. With accolades from national magazines rolling in regularly, it’s just a fact that the area’s affordable cost of living, fast com mutes and sunny skies make Wichita one of the best metro areas in America to live, work and play.

In 2007, Wichita ranked second on a national Best Cities for Relocating Families list for medium-sized markets. The 2007 report from Worldwide ERC and Primacy Relocation emphasized home prices, appreciation rates, property taxes and other real-estate concerns, along with economic, educational, quality-of-life and climate factors.

Wichita also ranked No. 2 in Bizjournals.com’s ranking of the 10 Most Affordable Markets to Own a Home. With criteria such as total housing payment as a percentage of income, average monthly mortgage payment and median household income per month, Wichita soared to the top. According to the survey, this city is nearly $400 below the national average on total monthly housing payments.

Money magazine named Wichita among the nation’s Top 10 Best Big Cities, and Kiplinger’s places Wichita on its Top 50 Places to Live listing, which recognizes cities that are fun, vibrant and affordable.

But there’s more.

The median purchase price for an existing single-family home in the Wichita metro area was only $108,400 for the first quarter of 2007 – 49 percent below the national median price, according to the National Association of Realtors.

For business commuters, Wichita has one of the shortest work drives in the country, averaging 18 minutes.

Did we mention the good schools, excellent health-care providers and a strong pro-business climate?

Of course, having a bright outlook in Wichita is easy – Kansas is among the Top 10 sunniest states in the country.