Wichita, Kansas

[Norm reynolds]

Hi all and happy new year
Looking for some information about Wichita, Kansas.
My son got me started about this Have been living in Philly for over 30 years.
And I am now on disability. Looking to move out of the rat race here and move some place not as nuts as this place. My son has showed me homes online in Kansas and real
Nice going for about 190.000 in Kansas same type of house would be selling for around 6-7000.000 here
It would seem that the cost of living is much cheaper in Kansas. But I do not know anything about Kansas Would like to know the good the bad about it.
Love to move out of this row home in the city to a single home out side the city
But out side Philly homes are high priced and the traffic here is getting to the point where you just waste gas sitting and I just not stand it any more there are times it would take you an hour to go 10 miles. And the stress level her in Philly is just to much . every one is just so keyed up
Plus the home he just showed me in Wichita had a 3 car garage something I just do not have now. So any one that live out in Kansas would love to know if it is worth checking it out

[Chevy454]

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But I do not know anything about Kansas Would like to know the good the bad about it.

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The joke here in Missouri is "Nebraska SUCKS, and Kansas BLOWS!" No offense to any Huskers or Jayhawks on the board intended! But if you like flat farmland, with a constant wind gust, and tornadoes, then Kansas is for you!

Seriously, though, the housing/cost of living will no doubt be cheaper anywhere here in rural the Midwest...Steve Hodges (71-LS6) is out in Baldwin City, KS, and Rusty Small's kinfolk all live across the border in wheat/corn country...

[Norm reynolds]

Hi Rob
Yea I thought about the tornadoes, I do not know if it is a problem with all Of Kansas??
What brought it up is my son has a co worker that lived out there all her life. about a year ago her husbands job transfured him to philly. They tell my son that they can not stand it here cost to much to much traffic and just to much stress
Any way She told him that the town were she used to live never had any problems with tornadoes ./ like I said I do not know much about it but a 4 bed room house with three car garage for 190.000 here it will cost at lest 600.000
yea thats got me thinking I would kill to have a garage
just might get me back in to the cars thing
also might br looking at other states

[Chevy454]

Ain't nothing wrong with Kansas, Norm...my personal opinion is, you can't go wrong anywhere here in the Midwest...the good, clean air will do ya some good!

[DaJudge]

Norm,

I spent six months in Joplin, MO. I was running a project for Missouri Gas Energy. I found the people to be some of hardest working and most honest around. This is true for most of the midwest To be honest if my kids were not in school, I would most likely be living in the mid west, quite possibly Joplin. I miss Stoudts Pizza, over 200 beers available

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Stay away from IOWA - you know it means 'Intelligence' Out Walking Around...

[Kim_Howie]

AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT P A STANDS FOR PISS ANT!!!!

[L72COPO]

Norm, checkout central Illinois. Rated as one of the lowest cost of living areas in the country. Within a easy days drive of Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Detroit, Kansas City, Louisville, Memphis, Miwaukee, Des Moines. Springfield, my home, is fast becoming a major medical research and treatment area. Very reasonable housing cost and lots of homes available. Come on out and I'll show you around.

Don

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Berks county Norm, no need to go that far west Philly sux, but surrounding area is nice, just keep going till ya hear 'em speaking Pennsylvania Dutch - then put a stake in the ground!

[SmallHurst]

Wichita is a nice town, but if you are still wanting to have some metro feel, I would suggest Kansas City, Omaha, Springfield, MO, or Tulsa. To the east of Wichita, you have the rolling Flint Hills, to the west, you start into the flat land that Kansas is famous for. The weather is in the extremes, hot in the summer (several days over 100), cold in the winter (not much snow, but the wind will cut right through you), and the aforementioned tornados. Everyone builds a basement, so the twisters are not too much of an issue. They do have a great college basketball team, get most of the concerts that roll through Kansas, have a drag strip and dirt tracks. You are 3 hrs away from KC, 3 1/2 from Springfield, about 7 hrs from SCR 10 . I have releatives that live in Wichita and Hutchinson. If you are looking for nicer homes, look in Anthony, KS. My cousin has a very nice home with a large 3 car garage. I am guessing about $280-300 for that house. Drop me a PM if you want to know more.