with $100k coming in, swapping out of Detroit
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 Detroit's monthly cost
On paper, Wichita and Detroit are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
20% cheaper than Detroit(vs $1,472/mo)
5.7%
$121/mo more in state tax than Detroit
vs 4.25% in Detroit
$6,685/mo
$178 more than Detroit
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
16% cheaper than Detroit
vs $262k in Detroit
653k
vs 4.3M in Detroit
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Detroit keeps to 160 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 30 days top 95° vs Detroit's 0.
80% fewer events than Detroit. The pace eases up.
52/100
11% higher than Detroit
vs 47/100 in Detroit
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
30% lower than Detroit
vs 99/100 in Detroit
11
92% fewer than Detroit
vs 135 nonstops in Detroit
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