$100k a year, no longer in Boulder
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
under Boulder, every month
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
47% cheaper than Boulder(vs $2,216/mo)
5.7%
$108/mo more in state tax than Boulder
vs 4.4% in Boulder
$6,685/mo
$934 more than Boulder
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
72% cheaper than Boulder
vs $783k in Boulder
653k
vs 327k in Boulder
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Boulder has the edge here, logging 178 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 30 days clear 95°, vs 13 back in Boulder.
200% more happening than in Boulder.
52/100
34% lower than Boulder
vs 79/100 in Boulder
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
18% lower than Boulder
vs 84/100 in Boulder
11
93% fewer than Boulder
vs 169 nonstops in Boulder
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