$100k a year, no longer in Ann Arbor
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 Ann Arbor
Wichita is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
44% cheaper than Ann Arbor(vs $2,082/mo)
5.7%
$121/mo more in state tax than Ann Arbor
vs 4.25% in Ann Arbor
$6,685/mo
$788 more than Ann Arbor
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
48% cheaper than Ann Arbor
vs $429k in Ann Arbor
653k
vs 366k in Ann Arbor
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Ann Arbor barely cracks 154 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 30 days above 95° vs Ann Arbor's 0.
Things to do run about even with Ann Arbor.
52/100
7% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 56/100 in Ann Arbor
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
29% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 97/100 in Ann Arbor
11
92% fewer than Ann Arbor
vs 135 nonstops in Ann Arbor
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