$100k a year, no longer in Baltimore
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 Baltimore
Wichita sits well below Baltimore on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
37% cheaper than Baltimore(vs $1,868/mo)
5.7%
$208/mo less in state tax than Baltimore
vs 8.2% in Baltimore
$6,685/mo
$903 more than Baltimore
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
46% cheaper than Baltimore
vs $412k in Baltimore
653k
vs 2.8M in Baltimore
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Baltimore gets 168 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Hot stretches show up, though: 30 days above 95° here, 4 in Baltimore.
But the calendar thins out: Baltimore stays 3.7× busier.
52/100
21% lower than Baltimore
vs 66/100 in Baltimore
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
30% lower than Baltimore
vs 98/100 in Baltimore
11
85% fewer than Baltimore
vs 72 nonstops in Baltimore
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