Wichita gets a bum rap most of the time. But now Forbes magazine ranks us No. 1 in the country when it comes to living the good life cheaply. Pour me a glass of the best champagne, please.
According to Forbes, a family of four can do just fine in Wichita with an annual income of $189,305. Well, duh? Thanks for that earth-shattering news.
Am I to assume the Wichita family of four that brings in only $150,000 annually, on the other hand, lives in boxes?
Listen, Wichita is great. I’ve been here all of my life and wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. But there is a very simple reason things are more affordable in Wichita than most other places. Stick your head outside, you’ll know what I’m talking about.
Summers are hot and humid. Winters are cold and windy. We have about 17 minutes of Fall and Spring usually bypasses us all together. At least the Spring that includes mild temperatures and blissful evenings. Of course, we always get the Spring that includes tornadoes and a nightly dose of Dave Freeman and Double D Doppler Super Duper Radar.
I’m not complaining. It’s the way it is. But if the cost of living in Wichita was comparable to living in expensive places like New York, California or Florida, this place would be a ghost town.
I loved the quote from Wichita mayor Carlos Mayans in Carrie Rengers’ Tuesday column, when he addressed the reason for the city’s No. 1 Forbes ranking.
"The main theme is that we have the right vision and the right agenda in place. . for the future, and that’s why we’re getting so much national attention,” Mayans said.
For those of you new to the political process, that’s called spinning. The mayor is catching on.
Wichita is a great place to live. Just be prepared to be really hot or really cold and to see a lot of Dave Freeman.
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Gotta love Dave interrupting your shows to tell you about all the weather Western Kansas is having.
Dave’s Double D radar…where would we be without that. You know, I thik it’s raining in Colorado right now. Dave had better get the gizmo spinning.
Dippy Dave. I think he has some kind of “experience” when it rains. You’re right about Wichita. It’s always too something. Too hot, too cold, too windy, too humid. What a paradise. There are other inexpensive places with much better weather. Check out Springfield Mo. Beautiful clean city with lower crime and much better weather. The taxes are less than half what they are here.