with $100k coming in, swapping out of Lafayette
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
more expensive each month than Lafayette
Barely costlier than Lafayette. If Wichita pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
12% cheaper than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)
5.7%
$225/mo more in state tax than Lafayette
vs 3% in Lafayette
$6,685/mo
$66 less than Lafayette
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
11% more expensive than Lafayette
vs $200k in Lafayette
653k
vs 414k in Lafayette
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Lafayette gets 211 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 30 days above 95° vs Lafayette's 7.
A real upgrade on things to do: 3.6× Lafayette's pace.
52/100
21% higher than Lafayette
vs 43/100 in Lafayette
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
19% lower than Lafayette
vs 85/100 in Lafayette
11
267% more than Lafayette
vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette
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