on $100k a year, leaving Lansing
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
pricier each month than Lansing
Barely costlier than Lansing. If Wichita pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,173/mo
7% cheaper than Lansing(vs $1,259/mo)
5.7%
$121/mo more in state tax than Lansing
vs 4.25% in Lansing
$6,685/mo
$35 less than Lansing
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$221k
9% cheaper than Lansing
vs $244k in Lansing
653k
vs 473k in Lansing
field notes, weather & such.
164
pleasant days a year, in wichita.
Lansing only logs 153 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 30 days above 95° here, 0 in Lansing.
Things to do run about even with Lansing.
52/100
9% lower than Lansing
vs 57/100 in Lansing
Closest outdoor draw: El Dorado State Park, 33 mi.
69/100
14% lower than Lansing
vs 80/100 in Lansing
11
83% more than Lansing
vs 6 nonstops in Lansing
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