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Ranked · Sun & walkable · Kansas

Best sunny, walkable cities in Kansas

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Wichita, KS398k residents

    76/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 42/100 · january low: 23°F

  2. 2.Kansas City, KS155k residents

    66/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 22°F

  3. 3.Topeka, KS126k residents

    63/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 19°F

  4. 4.Olathe, KS145k residents

    58/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 20°F

  5. 5.Overland Park, KS200k residents

    55/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 20°F

  6. 6.Manhattan, KS54k residents

    54/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 19°F

  7. 7.Lawrence, KS96k residents

    53/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 19°F

  8. 8.Shawnee, KS69k residents

    53/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 22°F

  9. 9.Salina, KS46k residents

    51/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 20°F

  10. 10.Dodge City, KS28k residents

    51/100

    sunny days / year: 230 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 20°F

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is the sunniest and most walkable in Kansas?
Wichita, KS ranks first with a fit score of 76/100, followed by Kansas City (66) and Topeka (63), using the "Sun & walkable" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.