According to an affordability report from Forbes Advisor, Wichita is the 12th best place to live for young professionals in the U.S.
Des Moines, Iowa was listed No. 1 with coming in Oklahoma City at No. 2.
Forbes Advisor–a digital platform dedicated to helping consumers make financial choices–compared the 100 most-populous metropolitan areas (99 of which had available data) across 10 metrics spanning four key categories: employment and pay, housing affordability, lifestyle and cost of living.
The key findings for the Wichita metro area:
- The Wichita metro area ranked 2nd-lowest for average rent ($1,003).
- Wichita ranked 9th-lowest for its median home price ($203,900) and 15th-lowest for a 10% down payment as a percentage of the median individual income (58.12%).
- Wichita ranked 39th-lowest for unemployment rate at 3%.
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