$100k a year, no longer in Lakeland
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
cheaper each month than Lakeland
On paper, Wichita and Lakeland are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
36% cheaper than Lakeland(vs $1,834/mo)
5.7%
$475/mo more in state tax than Lakeland
vs 0% in Lakeland
$6,685/mo
$186 more than Lakeland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
26% cheaper than Lakeland
vs $301k in Lakeland
653k
vs 818k in Lakeland
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Lakeland gets 206 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 30 days above 95° vs Lakeland's 13.
50% more happening than in Lakeland.
52/100
8% higher than Lakeland
vs 48/100 in Lakeland
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
5% higher than Lakeland
vs 66/100 in Lakeland
11
84% fewer than Lakeland
vs 68 nonstops in Lakeland
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