on $100k a year, leaving Indianapolis
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
lighter monthly cost than Indianapolis
On paper, Wichita and Indianapolis are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
22% cheaper than Indianapolis(vs $1,511/mo)
5.7%
$225/mo more in state tax than Indianapolis
vs 3% in Indianapolis
$6,685/mo
$113 more than Indianapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
25% cheaper than Indianapolis
vs $296k in Indianapolis
653k
vs 2.1M in Indianapolis
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Indianapolis gets 174 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 30 days above 95° vs Indianapolis's 0.
Lighter on events: Indianapolis packs 4.9× more into a month.
52/100
16% lower than Indianapolis
vs 62/100 in Indianapolis
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
30% lower than Indianapolis
vs 99/100 in Indianapolis
11
69% fewer than Indianapolis
vs 35 nonstops in Indianapolis
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