with $100k coming in, swapping out of Allentown
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
cheaper each month than Allentown
You'd feel the difference in Wichita. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Allentown.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
35% cheaper than Allentown(vs $1,809/mo)
5.7%
$219/mo more in state tax than Allentown
vs 3.07% in Allentown
$6,685/mo
$416 more than Allentown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
38% cheaper than Allentown
vs $359k in Allentown
653k
vs 874k in Allentown
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Allentown keeps to 157 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 30 days top 95° vs Allentown's 2.
Allentown hosts 1.5× more events.
52/100
29% lower than Allentown
vs 73/100 in Allentown
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
20% lower than Allentown
vs 86/100 in Allentown
11
22% more than Allentown
vs 9 nonstops in Allentown
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