$100k salary, packing up from Huntsville
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 Huntsville, every month
A near-tie on cost. What separates Wichita is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
15% cheaper than Huntsville(vs $1,374/mo)
5.7%
$58/mo more in state tax than Huntsville
vs 5% in Huntsville
$6,685/mo
$142 more than Huntsville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
30% cheaper than Huntsville
vs $316k in Huntsville
653k
vs 527k in Huntsville
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Huntsville actually gets more: 177 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 30 days top 95° vs Huntsville's 13.
Lighter on events: Huntsville packs 1.8× more into a month.
52/100
10% lower than Huntsville
vs 58/100 in Huntsville
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
1% lower than Huntsville
vs 70/100 in Huntsville
11
22% more than Huntsville
vs 9 nonstops in Huntsville
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