Best places to live in the Wichita metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Wichita metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
#16. Augusta
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 9,252
#15. El Dorado
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 12,882
#14. Mulvane
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 5,829
#13. Haysville
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 11,117
#12. Park City
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 7,726
#11. Rose Hill
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 4,353
#10. Newton
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 18,443
#9. Goddard
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 5,361
#8. Maize
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 5,990
#7. Wichita
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 396,488
#6. Derby
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 25,801
#5. Valley Center
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 8,937
#4. North Newton
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 2,150
#3. Andover
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 15,508
#2. Bel Aire
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 8,654
#1. Kechi
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 2,935