on $100k a year, leaving Anchorage
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
lighter monthly cost than Anchorage
Wichita and Anchorage land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
32% cheaper than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
5.7%
$475/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$6,685/mo
$65 more than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
49% cheaper than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
653k
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Anchorage only logs 93 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 30 days above 95° here, 0 in Anchorage.
52/100
24% lower than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
13% lower than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
11
68% fewer than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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