$100k a year, no longer in Wichita
changea dispatch from
akron
OH
41.08°N
81.52°W
Akron was the Rubber City (Goodyear, Firestone, BFGoodrich all built here), and the legacy still shapes its industrial bones. LeBron James is from Akron and never forgets it. The Goodyear blimp is based in town. The Cuyahoga Valley National Park is just north, with waterfalls and rail-trails. Cheaper than Cleveland, with its own quiet charm.
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under Wichita, every month
Akron and Wichita land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
7% more expensive than Wichita(vs $1,173/mo)
3.99%
$143/mo less in state tax than Wichita
vs 5.7% in Wichita
$6,742/mo
$57 more than Wichita
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
7% more expensive than Wichita
vs $221k in Wichita
698k
vs 653k in Wichita
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Wichita gets 164 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 40 days under 20°, vs 20 in Wichita.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.8× more on the calendar than Wichita.
65/100
25% higher than Wichita
vs 52/100 in Wichita
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
10% higher than Wichita
vs 69/100 in Wichita
11
0% fewer than Wichita
vs 11 nonstops in Wichita
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