$100k a year, no longer in Buffalo
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 Buffalo
Wichita is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
15% cheaper than Buffalo(vs $1,374/mo)
5.7%
$13/mo less in state tax than Buffalo
vs 5.85% in Buffalo
$6,685/mo
$213 more than Buffalo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
21% cheaper than Buffalo
vs $280k in Buffalo
653k
vs 1.2M in Buffalo
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Buffalo barely cracks 152 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 30 days above 95° here, 0 in Buffalo.
But the calendar thins out: Buffalo stays 3.8× busier.
52/100
21% lower than Buffalo
vs 66/100 in Buffalo
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
24% lower than Buffalo
vs 91/100 in Buffalo
11
45% fewer than Buffalo
vs 20 nonstops in Buffalo
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