on $100k a year, leaving Eugene
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
under Eugene, every month
Wichita is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
35% cheaper than Eugene(vs $1,799/mo)
5.7%
$254/mo less in state tax than Eugene
vs 8.75% in Eugene
$6,685/mo
$880 more than Eugene
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
51% cheaper than Eugene
vs $456k in Eugene
653k
vs 381k in Eugene
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Eugene edges ahead with 206 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 30 days above 95° vs Eugene's 2.
Lighter on events: Eugene packs 1.5× more into a month.
52/100
31% lower than Eugene
vs 75/100 in Eugene
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
29% lower than Eugene
vs 97/100 in Eugene
11
22% more than Eugene
vs 9 nonstops in Eugene
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