Kansas isn’t for everyone… but it is for:
The young executive looking for opportunity for professional growth, vibrant urban life…
Young families that want both educational and social opportunities like youth baseball, soccer, football, gymnastics, cultural arts, camps…
The outdoors enthusiast who enjoys camping, hiking, boating, sailing, fishing, hunting…
Those that want to actively participate in competitive and non-competitive sports like golf, tennis, soccer, baseball, basketball…
The empty nester who wants to stay actively involved in their community thru dining, theatre, civic organizations, volunteering…
The business that wants to partner with their state and community to grow to their fullest potential and capacity…
86.5%
The cost of living in Kansas is 13.5% less than the national average (C2ER 2020)
6.5%
state sales tax
5.7%
top individual income tax rate
#15
ranked state for K-12 education (US News 2020)
14:1
student-teacher ratio (IPSR 2019)
90.7%
of residents with a high school diploma or higher
#13
ranked state for higher education (US News 2020)
40
public universities and colleges
19-minute
average commute time
225
Average of sunny days a year (NOAA Climate Comparison 2019)
8th
Rank nationwide for friendliest state (Big 7 Travel 2019)
In a nation of natural treasures, Kansas’ 26 state parks shine like diamonds. Bike or hike hundreds of miles of trails. Catch a record blue catfish in our lakes and rivers. Or, just enjoy the beach with your family on a beautiful Kansas summer day.
We love our sports and support our teams. Whether you’re cheering on your kid’s softball or flag football teams, chanting “Rock Chalk Jayhawk” in the birthplace of basketball or kickin’ it at a Kansas City Sporting soccer game, you’ll be in good company with some of the best sports fans in the nation.
