Cost of Living in Wichita, KS

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Annual Breakdown

Gross Salary $70,000
Taxes (Est.) ...
Housing (Rent) -$13,188
Net Income ...

Cost of Living Index

66.0
Cheaper Avg (100) Pricier

Living in Wichita, KS is roughly 34% less expensive than the national average.

Monthly Take-Home

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Affordability Score

Grade
Rent Burden –%
Affordable (<20%) 30% Rule Stretched (>40%)

K-12 Schools

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Schools 236
Enrollment 113,175
Pupil:Teacher 0:1
Charter 0.4%
Title I 0%

Colleges & Universities

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Institutions 17
Avg In-State $20,349
Avg Out-of-State $21,928
Avg Grad Rate 59.5%
Institution Enrollment In-State Tuition Grad Rate
Heartland Welding Academy 34 $0 92.0%
Eric Fisher Academy 178 $0 90.0%
Crave Beauty Academy 355 $0 83.0%
WellSpring School of Allied Health-Wichita 67 $0 73.0%
Paul Mitchell the School-Wichita 172 $0 65.0%
Friends University 1,927 $32,108 61.0%
Hesston College 308 $30,876 57.0%
Old Town Barber College-Wichita 94 $0 57.0%
Newman University 2,787 $35,500 54.0%
Wichita State University 16,741 $7,247 51.0%
Bethel College-North Newton 502 $33,762 43.0%
Wichita Technical Institute 866 $0 41.0%
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology 5,655 $4,552 36.0%
Butler Community College 6,552 $3,090 30.0%
Kansas Health Science Center 227 $0
Galen Health Institutes-Wichita 97 $15,660
Sami Halaseh Institute 23 $0