Why West Wichita, KS?

If you're new to the area or been here a while, you may wonder - Why West Wichita? What's the scoop?

To the true "Westies", West Wichita is typically considered to be that which is West of  235, and out to about 151st'ish.  Kellogg crosses it at the bottom, and K96 to the north.  with 235 as its east border, it's pretty easy to get anywhere in Wichita from the West side, fairly quickly.  We're also nicknamed "Squinters" because we drive against the sun both ways for traditional 8-5 jobs (unless you get lucky enough to work West too!)

The West side features some neat areas:

• The Sedgwick County Zoo - www.scz.org - Just a few minutes east of 13th/Ridge Rd!
• The Sedgwick County Park - behind the zoo, running between 13th and 21st street, this Park features many ponds, picnic areas, several play areas, walking trails, and pavillions.  A brand new playscape is coming there soon as well! 
• Ball parks, soccer fields - Again, 13th/Ridge!

There's some great shopping available out West!  New Market Square is the current big draw, at 21st/Maize Rd.  This plaza development features big names such as Borders book store, Old Navy, PetCo, Payless, and more!  There's many smaller boutiques and services in there as well, it's a fun discovery!  They often run their water fountains near the entrance, which is a very fun experience for the kiddos!  You'll have to check out Progressions Salon on just the other side of Maize Rd - Ask for Jamie, she is just the best - for some true pampering!

The West side is sprinkled liberally with small area parks, such as the Westlink Park, Buffalo Park, and Sunset Park.  Whatever area of town you live in, there's probably a park, nature park, or area pool nearby!

The schools on the West side are just great - NorthWest High, Bishop Carroll are the high schools, with some areas being in Maize or Goddard district and therefore having those schools.  You can view school reports at www.usd259.org!  Elementary schools are Peterson and Kensler, with Wilbur and McCollum being the middle schools.

The Real Estate side of it all - The West side for the most part was started in the 50's.  The starter areas, around Central/Ridge Rd - were mostly built in the 50's and early 60's, and they get younger from there.  Occasionally you'll run across one that was there before the growth spurt though.   To get into the West side, you'll be looking at starting prices in the 60's and up for a Condo, 80's and up for a twin home, and 90's and higher for single family homes.  

Take a drive out west and see!  It's a great area, with a quiet pace of life, well laid-out maintained streets, newer homes, and a great attitude!  But I may be biased - I live out West!


If you're looking to make a move out West, give me a shout!  I live there, I work there, and I'd love to show you why it rocks!