with $100k coming in, swapping out of Des Moines
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 Des Moines'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
7% cheaper than Des Moines(vs $1,268/mo)
5.7%
$25/mo less in state tax than Des Moines
vs 6% in Des Moines
$6,685/mo
$120 more than Des Moines
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
26% cheaper than Des Moines
vs $300k in Des Moines
653k
vs 737k in Des Moines
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Des Moines barely cracks 151 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 30 days above 95° vs Des Moines's 7.
Des Moines hosts 2.6× more events.
52/100
5% lower than Des Moines
vs 55/100 in Des Moines
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
12% lower than Des Moines
vs 78/100 in Des Moines
11
35% fewer than Des Moines
vs 17 nonstops in Des Moines
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