$100k a year, no longer in Albany
changea dispatch from
wichita
KS
37.69°N
97.34°W
Wichita is the Air Capital of the World, with Cessna, Beechcraft, and major Spirit AeroSystems facilities all here. The Arkansas River runs through downtown, and the Old Town district has brick streets, breweries, and the kind of friendly Kansas pace that makes the rest of the country envious. The flatness is real, and the sunsets are enormous because of it.
in our guides
the verdict
less monthly outlay than Albany
Wichita is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
29% cheaper than Albany(vs $1,643/mo)
5.7%
$13/mo less in state tax than Albany
vs 5.85% in Albany
$6,685/mo
$482 more than Albany
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
39% cheaper than Albany
vs $361k in Albany
653k
vs 905k in Albany
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Albany barely cracks 147 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 30 days above 95° vs Albany's 0.
But the calendar thins out: Albany stays 1.4× busier.
52/100
28% lower than Albany
vs 72/100 in Albany
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
24% lower than Albany
vs 91/100 in Albany
11
42% fewer than Albany
vs 19 nonstops in Albany
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