with $100k coming in, swapping out of Boston
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 Boston
Wichita is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
63% cheaper than Boston(vs $3,145/mo)
5.7%
$58/mo more in state tax than Boston
vs 5% in Boston
$6,685/mo
$1,913 more than Boston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
71% cheaper than Boston
vs $771k in Boston
653k
vs 4.9M in Boston
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Boston only manages 160 of those. Warm, not extreme: 30 days clear 95°, vs 2 back in Boston.
Lighter on events: Boston packs 9.3× more into a month.
52/100
27% lower than Boston
vs 71/100 in Boston
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
30% lower than Boston
vs 98/100 in Boston
11
89% fewer than Boston
vs 103 nonstops in Boston
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