$100k salary, packing up from Wichita
changea dispatch from
buffalo
NY
42.89°N
78.88°W
Buffalo invented the wing (Anchor Bar, 1964, midnight, blue cheese, celery, not negotiable) and that should tell you most of what you need to know about the city's spirit. The Bills Mafia jumps through tables in subzero parking lots. Niagara Falls is 20 minutes away. The architecture (Sullivan, Wright, Olmsted parks) is genuinely world-class. The snow is part of the local mythology and the locals wear it proudly.
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the monthly cost of moving past Wichita
Buffalo costs more than Wichita, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,374/mo
17% more expensive than Wichita(vs $1,173/mo)
5.85%
$13/mo more in state tax than Wichita
vs 5.7% in Wichita
$6,472/mo
$213 less than Wichita
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$280k
26% more expensive than Wichita
vs $221k in Wichita
1.2M
vs 653k in Wichita
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in buffalo.
Wichita gets 164 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 42 days under 20°, vs 20 in Wichita.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.8× more on the calendar than Wichita.
66/100
27% higher than Wichita
vs 52/100 in Wichita
Closest outdoor draw: Darien Lakes State Park, 23.9 mi.
91/100
32% higher than Wichita
vs 69/100 in Wichita
20
82% more than Wichita
vs 11 nonstops in Wichita
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