on $100k a year, leaving Clarksville

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Wichita, KS cityscape

swapping out of clarksville

Wichita

ks · metro 653k

a 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.

metro653k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$311

the monthly premium over Clarksville

Wichita runs a little pricier than Clarksville. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the wichita entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,173/mo

12% cheaper than Clarksville(vs $1,337/mo)

02state income tax

5.7%

$475/mo more in state tax than Clarksville

vs 0% in Clarksville

03after rent

$6,685/mo

$311 less than Clarksville

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$221k

25% cheaper than Clarksville

vs $294k in Clarksville

05metro size

653k

vs 337k in Clarksville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

164

pleasant days a year, in wichita.

Clarksville edges ahead with 173 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 30 days above 95° here, 9 in Clarksville.

A real upgrade on things to do: 9.0× Clarksville's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

52/100

2% higher than Clarksville

vs 51/100 in Clarksville

Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.

·walk score®

69/100

17% lower than Clarksville

vs 83/100 in Clarksville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

11

77% fewer than Clarksville

vs 47 nonstops in Clarksville

04 · see also

if wichita appeals, also worth a look: