$100k salary, packing up from Daytona Beach
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
below Daytona Beach's monthly cost
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Wichita is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
34% cheaper than Daytona Beach(vs $1,784/mo)
5.7%
$475/mo more in state tax than Daytona Beach
vs 0% in Daytona Beach
$6,685/mo
$136 more than Daytona Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
33% cheaper than Daytona Beach
vs $331k in Daytona Beach
653k
vs 722k in Daytona Beach
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Daytona Beach gets 212 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 30 days above 95° vs Daytona Beach's 11.
Comparable to Daytona Beach for events and concerts.
52/100
17% lower than Daytona Beach
vs 63/100 in Daytona Beach
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
12% lower than Daytona Beach
vs 78/100 in Daytona Beach
11
450% more than Daytona Beach
vs 2 nonstops in Daytona Beach
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