This Kansas community was dubbed the best place to retire in Kansas
U.S. News & World Report released its annual rankings of the best places to retire, and eight cities were named as the best places for retirees in Kansas for 2026. Rankings were evaluated based on attributes of a retirement destination, such as quality of life, cost of living, health care quality, retiree taxes, senior population and migration. U.S. News evaluated a total of 859 cities in Kansas, but only eight were found to meet the criteria of what makes somewhere a good place to retire. U.S. News named Wichita the best city in Kansas to retire in 2026-2027. The main scoring came from calculating the following categories: quality of life, value, health care quality, senior population/migration numbers and the local job market. The magazine also surveyed more than 3,500 people ages 45 and older nationwide in March 2025. Based on those criteria, Wichita is the 323rd best place to retire…
