with $100k coming in, swapping out of Wichita
changea dispatch from
atlanta
GA
33.75°N
84.39°W
Atlanta is hip-hop's current capital, with 'Peachtree' in seemingly every other street name and the busiest airport in the world acting as the city's front door. The Beltline turned old rail corridors into a 22-mile loop of murals, breweries, and joggers. Food culture spans soul food, Vietnamese banh mi in Buford Highway strip malls, and barbecue. The tree canopy is one of the densest in any major American city.
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more expensive each month than Wichita
You'd pay for Atlanta. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,814/mo
55% more expensive than Wichita(vs $1,173/mo)
5.49%
$18/mo less in state tax than Wichita
vs 5.7% in Wichita
$6,062/mo
$623 less than Wichita
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$386k
74% more expensive than Wichita
vs $221k in Wichita
6.3M
vs 653k in Wichita
field notes, weather & such.
204
pleasant days a year, in atlanta.
Wichita keeps to 164 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 13.3× more on the calendar than Wichita.
67/100
29% higher than Wichita
vs 52/100 in Wichita
Closest outdoor draw: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 13.1 mi.
93/100
35% higher than Wichita
vs 69/100 in Wichita
217
1873% more than Wichita
vs 11 nonstops in Wichita
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